Bartered Youth

Hosting my own cocktail party,
  I feel as when a child

Looking up, again I’m lost,
  among adults wearing smiles

I pour the drinks and carry trays,
  and laugh at the right times

But still feel small and unattached
 —my bartered youth in mime

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2018)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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