Order this writing in the 2010 6" x 9" ISBN# book Dual
of Janet Kuypers poetry converted to prose, based on 1990s chapbooks
from GAD Publishing Company of Kuypers: “Drop.” and “Roll.”
too far 2010
Janet Kuypers (poetry converted to prose)
When he met me, he told me I looked like Kim Basinger. long blonde locks.
but as time wore on I knew I wasn’t her and I could never be her and I was never good enough, thin enough, pretty enough.
I got a perm, straightened my teeth, bought a wonderbra, but it wasn’t doing the trick.
I bought slimfast, used the stair stepper, ate rice cakes and wheat germ but I wasn’t
thin enough.
I only dropped twenty pounds.
so I went to the spa, got my skin peeled, soaked myself in mud, wrapped myself in celophane, bought the amino acid facial cremes. but I knew they didn’t really work.
so I went to the doctor, got my nose slimmed, my tummy stapled, my thighs sucked.
thought about getting a rib or two removed, like Cher.
but I figured they’ve got to be there for something
and hey,
that’s just going
too
far.
