Mona Lisa's Hairy Legs

[Jassy Melson]

She probably smelled of heavy perfume
to disguise her body odor
because people didn't bathe that often in those days.

She probably had hairy armpits
and let's face it: she had hairy legs.
Her skin probably felt like parchment.
She wasn't beautiful by any means;
it's debatable if she was even halfway attractive.

And yet there remains that smile
and it redeems everything.

[AuntShecky]

Wow. Twenty-first realism taking a second look at the painting people make a big show
out of swooning over. YET-- that "redeeming" last line rings so true, and adds to the
mystery of that work of art which has fascinated people for centuries.

[Jassy Melson]

One of the more bizarre and humorous theories concerning who Mona Lisa really was is the one that declares that she was one of Da Vinci's boyfriends dressed in drag.

[Buh4Bee]

Aunt Shecky is correct. The last line does the poem justice.

[Jassy Melson]

It's interesting to me that one line can oftentimes "make or break" a poem.

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Meh. Another case of prose with line breaks to make it look like a poem.