blue nail paint & kohl

there was a strange metamorphosis

inside of me

that came about

with a little bit of kohl in my eyes

and a few dabs of dark blue nail paint 

on my fingertips.

the change is so amazing

and transcendental

that i cannot imagine 

how it was 

i lived before

i seem to be shedding 

the layers of padding

that i had wrapped myself in

as a caterpillar

sheds its cocoon

i keep finding myself

stating

and not asking

demanding and not

expecting

my no is so emphatic

my yes is so inviting

my niceness is nicer

my kindness is kinder

my heart is lighter

and my feet

are so much happier

so much do i owe 

to blue nail paint

and kohl.

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