mad heiress
i
the heiresses are again this summer sunning themselves
flawless reptiles adrift in poolside chairs
the heiresses are indeed dancing this season
arriving behind headlights that wink
like diamonds catching light in the dark
the heiresses are of course partying hard these days
aflutter in fashionable dungeons
marketplaces of the senses
the heiresses are molting this spring
sloughing off dead piercings and tattoos,
making room for new ones
the heiresses grow ever madder
perversity their clarion call
the heiresses are this night loving
they mate like bees under amber
the heiresses are ever evolving
bangled and bejeweled chrysalides
marrying into mad monarchies all their own
ii
and so it came to pass
we wandered gownless shirtless
on our neighbor's lawns
ice cream sticky between our toes
whistling melodies we'd forgotten the words to
it seemed the right thing to do
stepping out of the information bath
into our own lives
it felt so good
the personal is apolitical