StarCat/CatStar

‘n this here heart you thought you could kill
‘n this here me you ain’t nev’a did see
well mister
these here thangs
all put togeth’a make one woman
one mean woman
one mean woman
that ain’t gonna take yur shit no more
no she ain’t
oh
hey mister
jest one more thang
‘fore i go ‘n give you what you need
jest one more little ole thang
i’m gonna go on ‘n call you
by yur right name now
yur special name
jest one time
yeah
one
time
hey daddy
bam!
Editor’s note: “i ain't nev'a been loved” appeared in yareah magazine in
June 2012, and “hey mister” appeared in yareah magazine in December
2014
Author bio: Ms. Gilstrap is a featured poet/artist at Yareah Magazine and
also at Plum Tree Books. Her first two volumes of poetry, Gypsy Woman
Words [2014] and Words Unspoken [2013], are both available at Amazon.
Her poetry has been widely published in numerous literary journals and in
2014 and 2015, she was invited to read her work at the prestigious
Fermoy International Poetry Festival in Ireland. A number of her poems
have been narrated, as well as lyrically arranged and recorded by the
accomplished Aindre Reece-Sheerin, vocalist/musician. She is currently
working in collaboration with the internationally-acclaimed artist, Ken
O'Neill, on a book that will feature her poetry, along with his art. She
resides in Shreveport, Louisiana, but divides her time between there and
the East coast as she completes her third book of poetry, Willful Words,
that will be released in 2016. You can link to her work at:
http://thegypsyonwordsunspoken.blogspot.com/