The layout encourages the reader to read and reread this piece in chunks, with shifting internal sounds and rhythms. One could read the left justified lines as a piece, likewise the indented lines.
Great to read your poem on this platform. So much to learn from how such a small poem can deliver brilliance! Really loved that subtle twist in the ending.
I don't share my poems often - if people want to read me, they usually have to order a book. So this kindness is most welcome. Thank you. I'll get back to lifting y'all now.
A poem of meticulous semiotics, each sartorial choice evokes subcultural codes of masculinity, building towards an assured performance of self. But the final line punctures that illusion, not to dissolve the artifice, but to make us question where the line between costume and identity ever truly lay
A perfect transitions poem Alan! Love how the title does some of the work, and how the details are so specific we see the beautiful boy very clearly. And of course the twist at the end, wonderful! 💫 (Hope the migraine has buggered off!).
Love the dress down/dress up in this, including drainpipe jeans. Exactly the kind a Beautiful Boy costume contains. She's got a keen eye for color and detail! #poemsabout #transition @alanparry83.bsky.social #KeepCreative #PoetsSupportPoets
Transitions abound in this tight and intriguing piece, Alan, of description and image, which, as well as being a timely reflection on how identity rightly defies rigid labelling also leads us to consider the indeterminate and provisional nature of all our moments of perception.
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