<if you are my age why do you insist on looking old>
it's not that
there is any use
in wearing out
one's welcome
just that there is
controversy even
among "viewers like you"
regarding beauty
I prefer a little
seasoning
(let's say shadow)
to contribute substance
to the other(wise)
foreground emptiness
that hollow look
appealing to persons
who prefer inserting
their designs
into the vacant space
while lingering
at the figurative
open window and
inevitably
looking out
sheila e. murphy
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