Who wears their mother's old underwear?
I do--
with valor, zest and smiles
every time I whisk them down
or tug them up
or pick them out of the crack
How often does underwear make you smile?
Not very--
unless it's sexual, suggestive and bedtime
every time it's Valentine's Day
and they're red or black or pink
and oh-so-sexy, especially when they are not really there
But, she loved purple
my mother that is, and
so Joanie (Joanie, Joanie the all night pony)
sent her purple underwear
from California
for her birthdays
What a luxury!
The purple ones--
the only ones left with any elasticity
holding themselves onto her legs
and, now mine
they probably don't know the difference
