he wants a woman
who minds his p’s and q’s
wears the right shoes
always makes a good impression
as well as photogenic
he wishes he lived in stepford
*
all the colored lights reflected off the disco ball
dancing off the nightclub walls
those are all seconds of my life spinning by
wasted time
every moment precious, or supposed to be
living to the fullest but not to the extreme
and i’ve been thinking about forever
and what it’s supposed to mean
*
lately i’ve been dreaming of bridges
my sister says she did too
she dreamed of making the bottom
of the rio grande gorge
into her bed
while the golden gate
makes me smile in the high wind
*
some people believe aztec runs in my blood
but the cannibal they see
is the catholic in me
because of my looks
i can see how it’s easy to be confused

©1997, Juliette Torrez

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