But I am Just a Poet
Rebecca Dietrich
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If I were an artist,
I’d capture you in a regal pose,
adorned in Tyrian purple,
edged in gold.
A crown of rubies upon your brow,
to echo the shade of my lips,
when they leave their mark upon your skin.
Or perhaps,
like a reincarnate of Picasso,
your testicles sprouting from your forehead,
like saplings born of an ancient acorn,
your nose resting between your thighs.
But I am just a poet,
my words must suffice,
as I whisper phrases too bold to say aloud
and pray the limits of language
are enough to paint my love for you.
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Rebecca Dietrich is a poet from Atlantic City, New Jersey. Her debut chapbook Scholar of the Arts and Inhumanities (Finishing Line Press, 2023) won the Literary Titan Book Award for Poetry. She has also published The Last Lullaby (Bottlecap Press, 2024) and On Colonized Ground (Alien Buddha Press, 2024). Dietrich’s poetry has been published in Red Coyote, Havik, Steam Ticket, and elsewhere. She holds a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University. You can follow her on Instagram.
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