Irish Eyes

She rarely paints now, because
Of classes
She says she loves
Picasso
I would've figured she's
Be more into Lee Krasner or
Georgia O'Keefe
She volunteers at the soup
Kitchen, once a week, her blue eyes
Are the road to
Ireland
Sometimes, when we talk
I notice the cuts on
Her arms and
Legs
They feel like stigmata

She says, they’re from
“Shaving”

Though she’s rail thin
She says she wants to
Lose more
Weight
I want to tell her
Her imperfections are
Perfect
I want to put my hands on
Her cuts
Like doubting Thomas
And remove her doubts
And let her know even an
Irish rose with thorns
Is still a
Rose

Erren Geraud Kelly writes, “I am a Two-Time Pushcart nominated poet from Lynn, Massachusetts . Ihave been writing for 32 years and have over 300 publications in print and online in such publications Hiram Poetry Review, Mudfish, Poetry Magazine(online), Ceremony, Cacti Fur, Bitterzoet, Cactus Heart, Similar Peaks, Gloom Cupboard, Poetry Salzburg and other publications. My most recent publication was in Pyrokinection Literary journal; I have also been published in anthologies such as ” Fertile Ground,” and Beyond The Frontier.” My work can also been  seen on You Tube under the “Gallery Cabaret,” links. I am also the author of the book, ” Disturbing The Peace,” on Night Ballet Press. I received my B.A. in English-Creative Writing from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. I also love to read and I love to travel, having visited 45 states and Canada and Europe. The themes in my writings vary, but I have always had a soft spot for subjects and people who are not in the mainstream.”