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faceless

save face?
no.
save tears.
post memories
on yellow notes.
little yellow warnings
stuck to the fridge
beside kindergarten art.
late night reminders
to go along with late night
cravings. save face?
no.
save wait.
mark the calendar
in red ink.
cross off the days
until the month bleeds.
start again.
red marker days until
the pen runs dry. until
the calendar forgets
to remind. save face?
no.
save self.

by Catherine D. Preston

Catherine Preston is not yet a bestselling author
but the fat lady has yet to sing. She is currently
working on a novel though poetry and short stories
serve as a creative outlet between the chapters.
Reworking the classic fairy–tale to amuse dark minded adults
is her forte and poetry is most often the sound of the voices in her head.
Catherine lives primarily in her mind but her body resides in New York.