What is velveteen?
Is it different somehow
if beautiful and luxurious?
if soft and comforting?
if new and shiny?
Is it an imitation
if it looks just like the real thing?
Is it cheap
if you can't afford better?
Will a photocopied memory last
if the ink happens to bleed?
What is velveteen
if there is no word for velvet?
if there was never any velvet at all?
I am velveteen.
What am I?
