By Eric Burgoyne
My daughter said her play clothes needed upgrading
No more green denim shorts suspended by straps
Cutesy yellow t-shirt with smiling unicorns
Matching plastic barrettes over her ears,
Rainbow pendant from grandma
Now it's ripped denim jeans
Black Ramones swag
I’m blooming
She said
About the author:
Eric Burgoyne writes poetry from his home on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. He has an MA in Creative Writing - Poetry, from Teesside University, Middlesbrough England. His poems have appeared in The Dawntreader, Spillwords, Sledgehammer, Skink Beat Review, Rat’s Ass Review, and elsewhere.
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