They say you’ve gone wonky.
You tilt to the right
as if your spine
is curved. A subtle
scoliosis. You wear a different
shoe on each foot
and then you tilt to the left.
Other women do this—
wear two unmatching shoes—
and no one notices.
It’s a mad fast world.
Some architect designed
your house as slanted as you,
like Julia Child’s kitchen.
No one notices
the height
of Julia’s counters,
but we notice you.
Frankly you’ve always
been wonky. You don’t even
know it. You were born this way.
You’re no Lady Gaga.