By Nikki
Date: 6 May 2000

Cinqo de Mayo

Happy Cinqo de Mayo!
While others are
scampering about,
frantically wondering which lipstick to wear
with those jeans,
wondering who will hit on who at
which bar,
or perhaps looking at their
next shot or corona
and thinking it might be their last,
I'm snuggling down on the couch.

I peek through the blinds
feeling sneaky and voyeuristic
as I picture your eyes
shining down from the cloudy skies.

I hear you chuckle 
as your glance lands
on my tattered comfy quilt.

You grin playfully
at my oversized sweats
trailing over my feet.

You laugh and shake your head
at the Eddie Bauer fleece
covering my Wal-Mart sports bra.

I smirk at my pig-tailed reflection
in the window,
laughing at the 8 year old
laughing back,
my toughest decision on
this Friday night being
which nail polish to use.
Hooker red or Barbie pink?

Never mind!  Who needs nail polish?
It's my comfy Friday night!

Happy Cinqo de Mayo!

5/5/00 nl