In a levity, optimistic mood
she orders on-line. a pair of inch stilettos
+ an evening – dress, all lacy black semi-discreet
recalling nights of opera ballet & ballrooms.
(a hint of blessed insanity is a good thing at times!)
She`s been reading our resident great poets` works
Recalling days she wriggled into corselettes, ” stilettos the least of the
enjoyably agonising ways of fitting in with her
head-of-the-tying-pool,boss`s Girl Friday gotta put on the style image
to hold her Higher Authority at years` of age, catching bus office .
Swapping her part-of-her-salary Luncheon Voucher to buy
Steinbeck or Roth or Robert Graves/ knee-high maroon suede to-die–boots!
The shoes arrive,paid in advance; Eagerly signing the delivery-machine,
is in the middle of an eyeball-crisis, peers at the ladder-high shoes,
which, – for no discernible reason. look to her deep green – by what chance?
tries the one on the larger of her feet,… – Cool..the online Company meets its`sizes-promise –
forgets;The dress later arrives,,fits like a gossamer custom-made dream.
Goes back to peer painfully at the book -chapter in her painful handwriting which
the deliveries have interrupted
thinking of her Best Beloved, in-storage, unworn-for-ages discreet velvet wraps…maybe
when her relatives treat her – dinner at Annabelles – fashion honor will be re – erupted..Elehgantly?
Three weeks, four eye injections, (she`s IS turning color-blind OW!) her YUMMY leather jacket later, her visiting relatives rifling her strewn `wardrobe`
horrified, discard this & that, dragging her
(not exactly over-protesting despite her shorn orange-ish hair!) for
decent update HARDY winter glam shoes (stilettos hidden)
Soon, solo, out,, walking slowly, uncertainly, half-blinded,sporting relative-provided, Italian shades:
Having tested the stilettos earlier, swayed precariously four strides
(how far the walk from inside the car, into Annabelles?),
she`s dressed `normally ….cable jersey, French scarf, jeans & the Sensible Shoes.
Despite being par-blind, having been happy out of isolation awhile,she`s
having colleague-type conversations, drinking decent coffee, noticing
looks for all the world like a retired academic – boffin-ish English County-Style –
(looks like normality has hit her gently*, when –
WHAM! She`s – SLUNG against a wall – No reason at all –
no near black – out, no ankle-skew…people run, a glass of water –
“Shall we call an ambulance?”
Sitting, contemplating dimly, her jeans` hems & shoes
Leans against the doctors` surgery wall;
A friend`s voice penetrates her thinking, `The Wan*ers –
they said I`ve to visit my OWN surgery – no Xmas card for THEM!`
No notion what occurred, in truth – declares, `Really, I`ll be fine!`
Folks, seeing she`s not perturbed -that she`s checked her own pulse, return to their work.
Another elder lady stops…”D`you want a hand? “She certaiinly does;
Being an elder too, the woman gives a heave..both wryly smile, understanding the
Need not to make a knock – on- forever-through-the -system`s morass. NO!
She thanks the stranger – carries on walkng .. Chloe appears –
`D`ya wanna hand doin` ya shopping?`
Companiably, clings to Chloe across the road –
they laugh and chat about Chloe`s genuine -days` holiday radiant, real tan
-Chloe carries her shopping up the many stairs for her.
The village at last has `clicked`; she has not been ever malingering –
She recalls the ocular specialists last week, asking about the stroke she had, aged ..
it all makes sense.The eyes affecting her balance –
a brain-glitch…
Christ , How Much Worse It could have been, had she been crossing the High Street!
*Time to – Wake Up Baby!*
Fiddling for ages with her iphone to see the chemist`s number she quits –
Chucks it in the drawer …retrieves her clunky mobile, plugs in the charger,
ask, “Are you selling – White Sticks?” Nope.
(Screw THIS..she ain`t Giving Up Hope!)
Call the eye-hospital helpline – explains ……
`This happens often..it is sensible of you ..will you collect it – it`s free to you?`
She cannot decide – the Hospital and back – half a day`s rides
listening to the driver`s blasting music.
The volunteer asks.`Just one questin we have to ask before we supply one free –
Were you by any chance – wearing stiletto heels?`
They continue politely, arranging delivery.
Smiling to herself, she thinks of Nancy –
Thanking The Powers That Be that –
she hasn`t – eight legs!
Credibility begs – Eight feet in stilettos?
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*Please add a verse…nothing that`s worser?LOL xxxxx
…..Thanks for reading this cathar-Siis!
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Update:
Tex-sis…you wuz in my heart too and prob in my fumbl-fingers 🙂 as I Spontaned this….
Purrlease…have a shoe-Horn Of Plenty of – Best Blessings! xxx < and Nancy & Chloe!
Update :
Tex-sis…you wuz in my heart too and prob in my fumbl-fingers 🙂 as I Spontaned this….
Purrlease…have a shoe-Horn Of Plenty of – Best Blessings! xxx < and Nancy & Chloe!
Update :
***I hope that Nancy reads and takes this in the positive spirit intended (I was not wearing stilettos)..
as the arachnid poems habe brightened my times, I`ve often wanted to comment in a poem…
my neural/optic changes have me at tomes cognito ergo dim sum, so this was simply an
opportunity to eulogize..even though it looks ambiguous/ goof-ish…your poems
are a source of ispiration k?….:)***
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