Disappointed Women
They lived in filth. Or were horribly clean.
They piled scrapple onto dark platters.
They poured milk and ignored the phone.
They arranged stones on windowsills.
They filled lists and emptied shelves.
They dyed their hair in the sink.
One stored a Bible in the bathroom.
One hoarded paper in the dining room.
One stared at Lolita
and stirred the soup.
When I say emptied I
mean they wanted to feel.
When I say filled I
mean they wanted to jump.
When I say bathroom, dining
room, soup I mean
I washed my hands.
I sat at the table.
I ate what they gave me.
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