
Natural light
diffused through a window
is not a good lunch date.
A friend double-took a
look at my lip line,
so I daubed my mouth –
saw no napkin stain.
She did it again.
I found a
wayward whisker
(okay, a couple)
to pluck when
I got back
to the office.
We swapped seats
next time – my back
was to the glass,
and I saw
good reason
to keep that seat.
I came home
from work and
tossed my own can of
Pearlessence Bombshell
that absorbs impurities
while adding next-day
texture and volume,
now firmly resolute that
my dry shampoo days
are over.
So much
is seen
in a certain
slant of light.