1
DESIRING
“we can’t govern our affections”
Washington Square-Henry James
“hungry for the one thing everybody loses-
young loving”
Jazz-Toni Morrison
Which is it, Aphrodite?
What say you, John Keats?
Beauty & Truth?
Or
Beauty & Youth?
Just asking….
2
COPING
-for CAT-
a toke at 10 for one
a taste at 11 the other
cool libations at lunch for 2
together or alone
smart girls know what to do
3
YEARNING
Youthful yearning?
Or
Yearning for youth?
Which years are more fun?
4
POETRY
Attack the didactic
All right & yet
Who better than the poets
To light the way
Toward elusive
Beauty, truth, peace?
5
A SNAPPY APERÇU
A quippy girl is equipped
For life
&
Its assaults
Sexist or otherwise