she’s having her nails done
special decoration on the pinky
she tells herself it is for the hot date
but it’s really for herself
she wants to be a princess
like every girl
no, she wants to be a queen
with kohl on her brow
and attendants, eunochs
pedestals, forget queen
she wants to be a statue
eternal as marble
touch her cold as stone
on her pedestal
she has beautiful nails
what does a statue need
with whitening strips
rejuvenating lotions
nips and tucks?
she is static in her beauty
like it was yesterday
she turns to stone, like a fingernail
she’s having them done
special decoration on the pinky
it’s not for the hot date
it’s for her
