the sum of your parts

you are more than the sum of your parts.
the some of your parts summed up in a wolf whistle
and a stranger's stare.

you are more than the lies you've been told.
petty, unpretty words that are absurd but cling
to your heart with barbed bites.

you are more than doubt and desire.
more than you will ever accept, exceptions rare
to the rule we believe the lies easier.


William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.