A. J. Huffman writes

Dear G –

I admit that I am a coward

and deserve your lack of acknowledgment. 

I often wish I was a different breed

of woman, designed to be beautiful—

a priceless jewel for your arm. But more

often I wish I could loan you my eyes

so that you could see your own beauty. 

Maybe then my glaring cracks would soften,

and the dull glow of my desire would be enough

to hold me in your heart.

 

 -- Elsa Mora