Sturdy
I’m looking for a sturdy girl,
one who can take a punch
to her metaphorical gut
when I require solitude.
One who won’t fall in love
because of a love poem
and won’t fall apart
when she’s not my muse.
One to be the center of my universe
for an evening, to be my toy,
content to sit on a shelf
until I’m ready to play again.
I’m looking for a sturdy girl.
I am the swine and she the pearl.
(From today’s Living Poetry Prompt.)
About Bartholomew Barker
Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.
I really love this.
It’s like a non love poem that people fall in love with lol
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Glad you like it. I think of it as a cautionary tale.
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So… no to the inflatable lady and yes to the plastic Barbie. Got it!
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Guess it depends on the size of the shelf.
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