F I T T I N G
by Paul Semel
I wonder if she wears it now
bought to wear at my graduation
while I sat, waiting
holding her keys like some old husbandit was after dinner
my first adult meal
since it ended with coffee
she said I needed shoes
couldn't graduate college
in a pair of ratty sneaksmaybe she didn't wear it
the day was cold and wet
not made for black tank tops
same color shorts
and while I crossed the stage
she was heading homeafter that we rarely met
usually tense, never having coffee
and I really never noticed
her clothes *
Poem copyright © 1995 Paul Semel
Background art copyright
© 1990-1998 Romeo Esparrago
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