Reflections from a Peel

Today the face is a crimson evidence of a rescue operation
This need to shed ugly parts,
beauty hope, obagi, this rejuvenation yoga
of red tomato look.

Why suffer?
Burn the skin with acids,
put goop, XY essences
tighten, brighten,
allow an excavation,
draw blood, change the landscape
of our faces year
after year cling to the hope
of becoming something we could love.