there i was
upper middle class
grocery store fabulous
smelling of expensive perfume
made from the tears of persian cats
shopping in heels
where everything costs more
for hubris’ sake
giggling amidst the pork tenderloins
thinking about the weekend
we spent
having too much sex
pre-viagra
justifying all of it
i knew you were a liar, vagabond, and thief
what’s worse, a drummer, jesus
but i was raised poor
and
we were taught
never to waste
good meat