Taxi

Perfectly manicured hands, shiny red lacquer.
dainty arms, petite frame,
cocktail dress, below the knee.
Petticoat, thigh-high Cuban stockings snapped to garter.
three-inch heels on patent leather pumps.
A delicious sundae,
topped with whipped ‘S’ wave curls.
Picturesque strength and beauty.

taxi wife to mother.

Knuckles worn to bone,
hands stiff with age,
stomach plump from years of labor.
Thick thighs above weakened knees.
Blue, black, and purple skin decorations.
Salt gathers in the corners of her eyes.
wiped away with a Barbie smile.
His dinner is on the table.

French tipped nails on thin fingers,
beautiful boulder sized diamond.
Tight little body, hidden scars betray sexy silicone,
sculpted Vogue, paper machéd by little hands.
Sharp stiletto heels pierce souls.
Black brown fishnets, followed by eyes,
straight pins maintain cemented hair.
Dominatrix with power to kill.

taxi city to suburb.

Days blur between office and kitchen
chipped nails, swollen fingers, paper cuts sting
her carpel tunnel wrists bear time.
synthetic material supports those tiny bodies.
Hot stove brews a rising temper.
Boiling rage, separation of dinner and table.
Another secretary night, late at work.
Again, dinner goes unfinished.