tony \ TOH-nee \, adjective;
High-toned; stylish.
The dresses in my closet wait,
Strung, suspended on the pole
Like pearls on a string that sags
Like pearls on a string that sags
In the middle like my body
Is beginning to - like women always
Warn, always warned. I've become
Someone that says, "Almost 30,"
Sad and dull-ly, as redundant
Warn, always warned. I've become
Someone that says, "Almost 30,"
Sad and dull-ly, as redundant
As the woodpecker that digs its
Beak into the tree - something
Like my head against the table
Of those words. I once had a dress
With a watermelon on its chest
Beak into the tree - something
Like my head against the table
Of those words. I once had a dress
With a watermelon on its chest
That grew with me every year
Seemed a wondrous trick to a child
Seemed a wondrous trick to a child
Now I look at these resting
Silent on hangers and hope
My body squeezes into them.
If they don't, I'll blame the dryer,
The cheap fabric until I have to
Face the truth - how much my rump
Now mimics the waxing moon.
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