Understanding Florence
I could not get much dirtier
I stare at my hands and laugh
not realizing until now how much
I resemble Florence
The old lady we made fun of when we were kids
because she was always filthy; especially her hands.
My hands have paint all over them – and I did not notice
before changing my clothes and coming into this store
I have neon paint in green, blue, and orange on them
There is a splash of gold paint on my bare knee
and a dollop of red paint on my big toe
I laugh at myself
When I was a child I did not realize
this is how little you will care
when you reach your sixties
Florence makes sense now
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2021
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