Aspirations ~ OpenLinkNight

This week at the pub sees the return of Joe! If you haven't yet had the opportunity to get to know this awesome spirit, I urge you this week to give him a visit.  Coach Joe Hesch has kept me in this poetry game more times than I can mention, and I owe him HUGE for his support and inspiration.

As a matter of fact, I owe you all.  After last weeks pity party and so many kind and thoughtful comments that had me in tears...I am happy to say you've lead me to a better place.  Without this community, I have to wonder if I'd even still be writing...

So, my dearest Poets...when ever the real world has you doubting your purpose, your efforts, your words...know you can count on the fantastic dVersePoets to help get you through.  We are indeed community and here's to another fantastic OpenLinkNight where we get to show the world just how strong we really are. 

Aspirations

I’ve often wondered about them girls.

You know the ones,

lips red like cherries,

fingernails long as a jungle cats

and pantyhose bought from catalogs…

not Woolworth’s.

Mama tells me to look away

whenever we have to venture to the city

and the market where we

get to sell pumpkins by the ocean.

And Daddy…

well, he tells me the same

but I see him sneaking looks

eyes as big as saucers.

I know Mama’s never looked

quite that shiny.

You can hear them laughing

as they smoke their cigarettes

leaning up against lamp posts

with furs wrapped round their necks

and high heels with peep toes

just like movie stars…

Mama gives me a slap when I say that

and gives Daddy one of her

I told you so looks

but they do…and I always wanted to be a movie star.

I know that my old hand me downs

from a sister long ago married off

will never get me noticed.

And no amount of money

will ever change where I’m from.

One day though…I think

as I pile another pumpkin into the bin.

One day I’ll be there with them

and when I send Mama and Daddy their share

then they’ll understand.

And Mama will never have to look at Daddy that way ever again.