Little Women reflections in poetry

Jo or Amy?

I could always relate to Jo

writing because her voice was feminine and therefore

largely silenced.

Selling her words

and even her hair

because the thrill of immediate practical gain

was far more worthy to her than her "one true beauty".

Amy however--

she understood art.

both as a creative

and of the harsh truth

that she was herself a piece of art

for anyo…