(skirt)

As I prepare
for bed I notice
the skirt, just slipped
into the maybe
get rid of pile.
The day I bought
it friends came to
dinner, late and
without the cider
they committed to.

We never have
dinner guests
any more. Not that
I meant to cocoon
the way we have.
I just lost heart
for unreciprocated
invitations,

I bought the skirt
at a sale the dental
hygienist sent me to
an import store, going
out of business.
Not knowing at the time,
as we never do,
that I was too.

3/11/99