“You see how good she looks.”
words spoken
gossip mills
to locker rooms
under hair salon dryer hoods.
Poke jab ill will
wrinkle to wrinkle
the lines they settle
the dark spots creep in
with every new sunbeam
now I hear, “what have you done?”
Botox, Restylane, filler?
tummy tuck
breast lift
neck snip
replace those words vibrating low
and thoughts in my head when I look in the mirror
“How beautiful those loving eyes,
my what they have seen, felt,
the tears they’ve cried”.
head to the woods feel the sun’s
warmth upon my eyes
brisk walk in the streets
people watch
and smile
“My how good she looks.”
no time for blood pricked
from my arm to rejuvenate my skin
that’s what inversions are for
and pumping iron at the gym
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Double Take
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Little Bit Obsessed
Friday night headlights
Dimmed down
Dark roads
A glare across the slick street
as words flash from your text
“when can we meet”?
drinks downed
tension upped
I have nothing to lose…
do you?
the plan to meet
a dive bar
of course
darts, pool, musky wafts of air
music cranks
throw back the beers
reminisce of bands and big hair
then
the kiss.
It’s always in the kiss.
More and more and more obsessed with you
car fills
doors slam
I jar awake
from the daydream
kids pile in the
carpool
jam their tunes
“I’m a Virgo, you’re a Taurus”
how apropos
more and more and more obsessed with you. -
Friendship Rings
What is it called when a friend breaks your heart
Is there a word
opposite girl code
hey there
how long have you been with him
accusations before understandings
no curiosity
make new friends
wield knives
in cold blood
no reciprocation
play pretend
one is silver, the other’s gold
been here for you
answering my phone, text met
yet,
you wouldn’t come near
I rearrange work schedules
stick around
time cleared
a year went by
my romances went afoul
needed a shoulder to cry on
crickets
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Closure
Doors close
The dating app
I’m back
Healing from first swipe
to first call
to first date
replay
the calves the convo the love bomb the power play
your same pics posted
the prompts and the copy paste answer
I swore we deleted ours together
done your work?
not yet, I bet
overlooked
Mary Jane
matched with you anyway
a business owner, responsible
kind eyes not far from home
check check check
here in this pic
the gloss in your eyes
not my type
nope not for me
move on babe
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Love is No Lie
First dates happen
They often do
I’m figuring out
my last
wasn’t with you
my boo
conversations had
started with food
ended with our past
my Max your Max
laugh, fire, pull
force be with us
and always for good
Hans to my Leia
tall, broody, and crude
I took it with patience,
let go of my pride
attempt at something real
it was
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First Date Scaries
Haven’t had this feeling
since my first post divorce date
…now I’m fifty in
casual conversation
awkward giggles
glint in the eye
working to impress
the opposite sex
at least for tonight
fake chemistry
the kind that says
well, we met
do we fuck yet
dinner
I O U
wink wink
is that a hint
I want to slap him
But people pleaser kicks in
necking in the car
I tease
Home. Safe
the text
but we barely know each other yet
dopamine high
from a good kiss
tomorrow I’ll wake
I won’t want to know him. -
Friendly Glow
Gentle breezes flow with words
of reminiscence
the good old times
Hostess with the mostest
cheese,crackers,wine
Listen to tales
of strong women
gentle acquaintances
paths led to mine
From teen dreams
parties
drinking and wild, youthful times
Horse and carriage to the altar
a storybook tableau
ebbing maelstrom
generational trauma
we’ve suffered
we’ve moved on
Tonight’s sky
a coterie of motherhood
passion for art shared
in the way we see life
celebrate the strength
to become the women of this moment
a rain sprinkle
arching a bow in the sky
osprey glide
sun sets
we have more than survived
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The power’s in the smile
It could be all-American
The value the culture puts on the smile.
Grin and you’ll get it.
Just what you want
everything, try it.
No need to speak just flash the bright whites
those teeth
crinkle the eyes just so
warmth, power, glow!
watch out sky
eventually a feel of distrust
they catch on
a veneer crack
in influencing the win
when that smile is pretend
we all know
it has to come from with in,
without pretense
beautiful inside and project out
that’s who holds the position.
that’s the win.
