Janette Hoppe #5 Aatahua

aatahua means beautiful

      the iconic fashion symbol
in this time of need,
in this time of greed.

I wear your words like skinny jeans
possibly flattering,
yet unforgiving at the same time

your compliments
are like weight on the hips
and today I care to be superficial,
where the jeans leave no room
for the eye to imagine
I care not to explore
the curves and lines of things         such as the soul

       or my mind -
aware of their dark depths
I choose to eye off
only that which is pleasant on the eye
not concerned for imperfection
or retrospection

let the darkness remain where it lay

Today -
I choose to be beautiful.