First Impression

[yachiru]

new year’s resolutions for women

don’t wear heels-makeup
should be subdued-no
red lips or bright eyes

mourn

don’t get assaulted-don’t
get murdered or broken-vow
to be more like those dolls behind glass
no dust-no sweat
sit patiently-wait
for someone to come get you

pray

no-don’t pray
call it meditation-remuneration
on spikes or animals or
geopolitical fusion
whatever that is

cry weep wail

bake-or cook
wear aprons with enormous
breasts

lose

make friends with treadmills-forget
about sweat-we
are not concerned anymore

drink until worlds make sense

Comments

[tonithegreat]

I really enjoy your lyrical dark poetry! And this take on the prompt really resonates with me. Some of us are more screwed than others when it comes to first impressions.