A Moment in a Mirror

Lacy seemed to think this a little risqué - so I gave it a teen audience flag

Live as though your world was ended

   hanging around your ankles like last week’s unwashed jeans

     with holes in the thighs and embarrassing places

 

The trotted shoes are still tongue-tied, red socks

   sag higher than the jeans,

     and your feet are sweating

 

Corduroy and black, unbuttoned

   off one shoulder (the left sleeve undone)

     Skin shows, alive and breathing

 

The little strands frame your sweet face

   Your kitty legs in red socks

     and unbuttoned shirt

 

You smile, safe, frothy denim ponds

   black cloth-y cliffs, female soil

     hanging around for peace and contemplation