Friday, July 9, 2010

time flies when you are getting older

if it was fifteen years ago,
i'd be donning steel toe boots
oversized hooded sweatshirt
lipstick six shades too dark
easier when i was a smoker
to maintain a tough exterior
you cant smile when you are taking a drag off a parliament light 100
it was easy to look cool
if it was fifteen years ago,
i'd be cursing too much
going out of my way to be as unlady-like as possible
probably sitting on a curb in a parking lot
watching the boys ride skateboards
drawing on my converse shoe
it was simpler when all i had to do was act uninterested
didnt even need a drink to feel ok in an crowd of artists
speaking the same language
sometimes more than not
sometimes you have to take the heels off
throw on some black eye liner
cross legged directly on the asphalt
discussing philosphy
sometimes you have to remember
who you were to be who you are
if it was fifteen years ago,
i wouldnt be home before midnight on a friday night.

2 comments:

E. Amato said...

love you. my first cigarette ever was a parliament light 100.

Unknown said...

hahaha, 15 years later 10:30 is the new midnight :)