Bare Skinned Eureka

when I realized that everyone has not been photographed

in the nude

except maybe as babies, but not every parent cherishes

that sweet scented skin

when I realized that everyone has not been asked

to undress, slowly

except maybe by the doctor, but in the exam room

it doesn't matter how fast or slow

when I realized that everyone has not draped their flesh

across an impromtu stage

except maybe when no one is watching, as you abandon

your insecurities with a smile

when I realized that everyone is not staring back from some

glossy 4x6 print somewhere

perhaps in a landfill by now, or set as a free download

on the web entitled easyaspie

when I realized that everyone hasn't been captured bare

in the flash of a Polaroid

I silently slipped the camera out from under the bed

and dropped it out the window

Sara Mattson believed s'mores were the perfect food until she found out the ingredient list of marshmallows includes dead animal parts. She is currently in the computer lab at the University of Toledo. Later, she will leave and go somewhere else. People that know her are almost positive that Sara is not a cricket.