Classic

Wings

Bony shoulders

tell of past mistakes

of trying to starve herself in the name of beauty

"just lose a few pounds, dear"

A few pounds turns into 10, 20, 30, on and on and on

until one day, she gave up

she said those words tha were not ladylike

said "fuck this, fuck that, fuck you"

and left

with her bony shoulders intact

acne scars and knife cuts

from battles fought

upon her bony shoulders

the world laid

she was a fighter without a fight

and she couldn't go on

without fighting

so she fought, and she won

upon her bony shoulders grew a pair of wings

soft and white, yet a core of cowhide

hid beneath the beautiful feathers

because she was strong

she was tough

and those wings

now lie

upon those bony little shoulders

Damn, you outta see her fly.