Caren Krutsinger Poet Prose Poetry

When I Grow Up I Want To Be Them

We were not in line, but waiting for something.
It was an evening in June, 1968.
An expensive Cadillac appeared and the passenger door opened.
A gorgeous leg exited, along with a flashy red silk dress.

The woman was blonde with caramel skin and princess eyes.
Her date was a handsome man with contrasting features.
He was as dark as she was light.
They were confident like movie stars.

I was a teenager and did not meet them.
I do not know their names, but I have never forgotten.
The way they were comfortable with each other
Their clothing or their classy midnight blue car.
I thought “when I grow up” I want to be them.

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L Milton Hankins August 15, 2022 at 1:38 PM Ah, so true. As kids we've all dreamed of being a celebrity someday. Few of us ever became THAT famous, but we are certainly celebrities in our own way. Caren you are a celebrity to your kids at school. Think how many want to be just like you! Caren Krutsinger August 15, 2022 at 11:35 PM Hahaha I wonder about that; I do know that only one principal at a meeting with my counseling boss said that her counselor teaches classes on a regular basis - it had better be my principal! Our boss told us yesterday in a zoom meeting.