‘Candy Cigarette’ 1989 by Sally Mann
(Note to reader: I find a picture I like and write a poem about what I see. Hope you enjoy)
This is what I see…Felina Silver Robinson
I may stand just over 4 ft tall
I may only be 10-years-old
But I can hold myself up
I can make myself look older
I can turn the head of any man
And women look at me and wonder
Why I hold this “Candy Cigarette” in my hand
With my other hand
Tucked under my armpit
They glare at me wondering
Whether or not it’s the real thing
Or
If this is an act?
They are uncertain
I know it’s not real
But it sure makes me feel good
To know I have them thinking
I’m Almost All Grown Up©
Copyright 2015
by Felina Silver Robinson