Sunday, September 20, 2009

Clock Strikes Twelve

A golden, old but never-been-worn dress.
Black satin clutch, red satin lining. Private-detective A-line long jacket.

A feast, of forest butter, sea treasures, and roasted pheasants.
Among comrades, glittering hopefuls, strangers behind glass.

Charming night, gotta run, clock strikes twelve.

Hmph, both shoes stayed on.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

(I recognize those toes.)

S.Y.P.W.C.

Most likely, anyway.

Miss Ai said...

What is that?

Unknown said...

It's an old-fashioned, sexist expression: Someday your prince will come. I think I put it only in capitals because it is embarassing for my generation. But it does have its truth. The truth of it may not be: waiting, and trusting, will "do it." The truth of it may be: we are never entirely alone, in the scarey meaning of alone, and therefore to wait and to trust have integrity; the other--others actually--really are out there.
Or so I believe.

Miss Ai said...

Cool... you know me well!