A Poem Inspired by Someone I Know...

[girlnamedshelly]

You smell like my father
something raw and wrong yet satisfying
the lingering of cigarettes
musky cologne
hard liquor
and mint gum

You resemble no one
I've never met you before
the way you sing when you play
the words you speak
your pierced flesh
and hidden tattoos

You live with undestined drives
yet you know who you want to be
a life and its possibilities
a body full of art
moving out for freedom
a better paying job

You smile through everything
it's what you need to get by
the smirk of a kind soul
yet pain hits you deep and full on
and happiness draws out that laugh
it how we connect

You are someone real
an original print and human design
a fractured soul modified
more remarkable day by day
a gift for those who get inside
and a mystery for those who can't