“You see how good she looks”
Words spoken
Gossip mills to locker rooms to hair salon dryer hoods
Poke jab ill will
of aging,
defying what other option
over 50
or 40
or 30
yet wrinkle to wrinkle
the lines they settle
the dark spots creep in
with every new sunbeam
you see how good she looks
replace the negative
words with positive
it’s a habit
to form to
rise above
the norm
the glum
and the down in the
dump days
now I hear what have you done
Botox restlyn what filler?
tummy tuck Brest lift
neck snip
no
replace the words vibrating low
in the air
or thoughts in my head when I look in the mirror
how beautiful
those loving eyes
my what they have
seen
felt
cried
head to the woods feel the sun
cross 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
My look how good she looks
that’s what inversions are for
and pumping iron at the gym
The Past Stays Here 