we hover in habitual
despair too sensitive
for milk and cheap shoes
our plantar fasciitis aches
as soon as our feet touch
the hardwood floors
this preference for Egyptian
cotton and eco-friendly
cleansers exceeds the peri-
menopausal spotting while
quietly, in retro-linoleum
kitchens, we admit to kegels
our fears of flaccid
vaginal walls outweigh
taboos friendships bridge