Her face has been
worked on.
Her tanned legs, slim.
The designer blouse
with ribbed cloth windows
reveals her resort arms,
also tanned.
Only her middle holds
a slight paunch,
and her mouth appears
not quite comfortable.
She clenches
a round silver pencil,
works a crossword or sudoku,
and sits alone, having not
been young for a long time.
Sheila E. Murphy
.