75 lbs., wit of a heavyweight
a muumuu
hangs on the back of her door
all red and black
with that fierce dazzling mandala
right in the center
a gift from our neighbor, jessica
who insists EVERYONE needs
a muumuu
it’ll never fit her
25, and the same size she was
at 13
while making a deposit at the bank
i get a text that reads
“Mumu Down fell in Bella’s water it’s Really Hawaiian now”
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from title to “now”
this is a wit’s delight
Thank you, Jim! My daughter has some disabilities, and when she says something funny, like that …. it both makes me chuckle, and touches my heart!
Nice pattern change! 🙂
Thank you, Susan! ?
intensely moving details that keep the poem grounded
Thank you, Gaby, for your generous replies!