Poem; "Personal Note" ...

Personal Note

A personal note
comes from an old woman
older than her years

who wants to be sure
her friends will not be shocked
when they first see her.

She wants them to know:
She weighs ninety-five pounds.
Has cut off her hair.

Has a grief-carved face --
a map of deep ravines,
all the way to Hell

and all the way back.
The route is there to see,
like Route 66.

It's a grim landscape,
and she'd spare you the sight
if she just knew how.