I Am That Lady
Jan 2, 2024
I am that lady
who lost her reading glasses
who uses the bathroom five times a day
who smiles beatifically at service dogs
who is not wearing a nosering
who does not have a single tattoo
I am that lady
who has her sweater inside out without knowing
who cannot create an excel spreadsheet
who gets her hair caught in her zipper
who thinks everyone is rude now
and can’t remember why she came in the room
I am that lady
who the barista calls ma’am
who texts with one finger
who marched for a woman’s right to choose (the first time)
who has lost her waist somewhere
and wears second hand Eileen Fisher pants
I am that lady
You do not see
But in a few years
You will be me.
(2023)
© Margaret Kramer 2023