'And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.'
I am not perfect; I never was -
a canonized lie of virgin white.
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I had to put my reply in 3 parts to fit this format. Excellent work.
I took a much lighter look at this ‘rib' in my recent poem: ‘ Truly The ‘He'…could Be A ‘She'. It is possible I have misread your poem, but in my opinion, any person who can write this well should have a whole lot of reasons to live … and love again.
In my humble opinion, this is a very well written poem. However, maybe you are more perfect than you think; maybe you are not a flawed as you think and maybe you are most worthy of applause.
Beautiful poem. Nicely crafted. Enjoyed reading. Thanks.