Corinne Curcio Poet Free verse

Nice Clothes

Nice Clothes

I was never a traditional “pretty girl”
I was not ultra-feminine
Though when younger
And thinner
I turned many a lady’s -
And gentleman’s - head

Clothes fit me quite nicely
I was not a fashion plate by any means
Still, I cut a good figure
As they used to say

Now I have a low paying job
Barely enough
To keep the proverbial 
Wolf from my door

I cannot buy nice clothes
In fact, I seldom buy any clothes

The young, thin women
Are complimented
On their appearance

Oh for the days of youth
And thinness
And head turning
And when I had money
For nice clothes

March 27, 2007

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Sajdah Al-Riyami May 28, 2009 at 10:51 AM Laughter:)Pretty Flow. o and no me and marwan r like siblings.Im moving to another emirates(Dubai)from where i live now(RAK),and he has this awsome fringe that turns up ryt ontop of his eyebrow.So i was like i can write poetry about anything and he wanted to see it with his own eyes so i did.Hes still laughin about:)