middle age

short on time

long in the tooth

running low on a commodity

not found in a booth

born with a full carton

but when they're gone, they're gone

every moon that wanes

sacrifices one more pawn

other women proclaim

the beauty, the glory

the magic of creation

but it won't be her story

she waited too long

not deciding is choosing

and exhausting her supply

was both winning and losing

she let them depart

waved goodbye and she joked

they're old and fucked up

and probably double yolked

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middle age

acrylic on cardstock

5x7