Perfect in Every Way
by Krystyna O. Brown
I am the perfect person not too short, not too tall the perfect weight so they say. Perfect in every way.
My hair is blond and brown and a bit of red with black roots Something for everyone.
And I smile even if you don't smile back. I made sure my teeth are straight and white. I tend to that daily.
And I use products many products on my skin alpha hydroxy Retin A aloe vera dead sea minerals sun block # 65 just to be sure. You see, I want to be the perfect person.
And clothes I love them So helpful to reach my goal Ralph Lauren, Polo, Liz Claiborne, Tahari, Juicy Whatever I can afford to buy... at Marshall's.
Did I tell you? I have 20/15 vision in one eye! That's better than perfect. Had Lasik surgery for that.
And I don't usually fart in public But if I do I'm protected with my chlorophyll pills So they don't smell foul Foul is not good.
And I know when to say whom and when to say who and when to say I and when to say me and when to say us and when to say we People usually screw those up But not me... Oops, but not I.
Oh, have I mentioned? I have Stage 4 cancer.
Krystyna O. Brown is a ten-year survivor of breast cancer and has been in remission for 4.5 years with metastatic endometrial cancer. After retiring from a court reporting career in Connecticut, she is "now living joyously, by the grace of God," in San Diego where her life is filled with friends with whom she shares her love of writing, tennis, photography, music, art, dog walking (her nine-pound Dog, Cha Cha), Scrabble and mah jongg. She is a member of San Diego Writers Ink and has been taking expressive writing workshops with Sharon Bray.