Tina Hacker
A Jewish Girl Ponders Skin
Amanda says I'm shrouded
head to toe in Original Sin.
She tells me I have to get rid of it.
I imagine a second skin
of original sin. Maybe like
my flannel nightgowns,
smooth, warm, long sleeved.
Amanda tries to dissolve it,
imitating Dorothy in Oz.
She aims her water pistol
at my face muttering a prayer.
No Baptism here.
Satan is hovering near, she says
when I appear unchanged.
Bio
Tina Hacker's poetry chapbook, Cutting It, was released in late 2010 by The Lives You Touch Publications. A three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, Tina was a finalist in New Letters and George F. Wedge competitions and Editor's Choice in two literary journals. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including the upcoming Whirlybird Anthology of Kansas City Writers. She lives in Leawood, KS, with her husband Lynn Norton who is a sculptor and excellent editor.