I own a B. Makowski handbag made of soft glove leather, it’s a beautiful bag, BONE WHITE…what was I thinking. Anyway it has gotten pretty dirty I have quit using it because of the dirt. I have tried using a leather cleaner it doesn’t work the leather absorbs the cleaner. Blue die from my jeans have also rubbed off onto the purse. PLEASE HELP

how about this… brown shirt with jeans and brown shoes and green handbag?

This is the result of some ideas I’ve been kicking around–highly personal ones, but not sure if they fully work yet. This is a very early draft. I want to thank ObscureB and Margot for some invaluable pre-posting comments. Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you.

Premature

The Birthing was like bloating
from that extra slice of cheesecake.
Nothing expansive:
the rack of lamb, red potatoes

of normal mothers with smiles,
not pained closed zippers.
It was like a gallstone,
a boring sting with no reward,

to be forgotten
not spoken above whispers.
It was astonishing
that this tinyredwrinkled thing could

breathe its wet wheezes.
No bigger than one of those asthmatic handbag
dogs, silent judges
and mocking,

pretty, pale blue bows.
There would be no cigars, handshakes,
glad slaps on shoulders.
The room filled with embarrassed grins,

vague apologies,
like sitting constipated
in a public bathroom stall
listening for each quick rattle,

each agitated
successive
Bang!
As patrons come and go.

It lingered afterwards
like a bad meal in a greasy spoon.
You paid, and paid, and paid,
too sickened to eat, too guilty to leave

the Styrofoam box behind–
The damning evidence
of leftovers
unwanted, undigested.
Melody: sorry about your loss. I know the topic isn’t pleasant. It is not about the loss of a child though it is about a premature birth…leading to complications (autobiographical). I’m not going for shock value, but it is meant to be ugly–again though it wasn’t my intent to cause you pain.
I didn’t say it wasn’t a great subject. I said it wasn’t a pleasant subject. I know theres an ugliness to it. Welcome to life. Sometimes I write pretty things–this is not one of those times. Melody I’m honestly not trying to write things to hurt people, but explore isolation and pain I’ve experienced that is common to the human condition. I find your other examples a little unfair honestly–but hey I get that you don’t like it, I’m perfectly fine with that.
Lori: I was a little over two pounds and did not come home from the hospital for over two months. I can relate to your sister quite well.
Ari: Thank you for the excellent additions. I have already made the changes on rewrite.

Do you or don’t you think that a matching patent handbag would be…I dunno, too much? Also, how would you combine the shoes (if you could) on a corporate outfit? Voters would have to decide the best answer on this. Thanks for answering

I’ m going to be a freshman.

Is this bag (it’s not the exact same, but it’s close)
be good?

http://resources.shopstyle.com/sim/e1/41/e1411451e2865568072ae5d1ef8caa91_medium/mossimo-target-totes-supply-co-plaid-tote-handbag-orange.jpg