Songs of Eretz Poetry Review is pleased to present “A Reversion” by Anne Carly Abad, a Songs of Eretz Frequent
Contributor and this week’s Poet of the Week. The poet’s biography may be found in the “About Our Editor
& Frequent Contributors” section.
Anne Carly Abad
It spouted from
the fount of need--
this skinless
thing (therefore,
spotless)
loomed over the
cesspool of plastics,
of bleached
mestizas and dyed morenas.
Oh, it doesn't
take no for an answer.
Spawn of the
no-make up movement
and rekindled
pride for soft, orange-peel flesh,
it takes masculine
and feminine gaze,
captivates all
with its bifringent eyes
and we cannot look
away
not from that
which we've been seeking:
virginity raw
the most frightful
state
untouched and
untouchable.
Suddenly, we can
believe again.
Poet's Notes: I
read an article about people becoming more beautiful, about how--through our
own natural selections--the gene pool has upgraded itself. I thought, there
must be a limit to all this, a time when beauty becomes hideous and we'll
salivate for something that inspires horror instead of awe.
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