Wyeth, Andrew . Christina's World . 11948
Yesterday's Daisy

Will you lay me down in Susans,
pluck the petals from their black eyes
and sprinkle them all over my breasts?
Kiss them first, please?

I need to feel their lightest touch
to remember what it was like. The blows
of daily life bruise memories such as these.

I promise to lie perfectly still.

©2000 Peggy Putnam Owen





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