untitled poem #1

i'll be posting all of my old poetry (mostly posted on facebook) here.


smoking candy cigarettes
wearing too much rouge
a dress that's twelve sizes too big
my mother's high heeled shoes

your forehead is wrinkle-free
we wear our wedding bands
lost in your father's business suit
i cannot see your hands

never had an earthly care
we drink make-believe tea
i said "i do" in mom's white dress
though it's too big for me.

we never pay our taxes
we never pay our bills
our plastic children never cry
our coffee never spills

never had an earthly care
we drink make-believe tea
we said "i do" and so we did
now please grow old with me.

9.12.2007