an executive
showed me in
i, shy
as an orphan
her charming face
thru sewing room
viewing beige cabinets
bolts of silk
tactical prints
her life in threads
swatches impressive
floral
discerning glances
make me hurry
out the rear
but she invited
me only to see
her material things
& feel them
unattainable
all handsome houses
have well guarded gardens
lush chrysanthemums
smothering me
dog-faced.
Joan McNerney's poetry has been included in numerous literary magazines such as Camel Saloon, Seven Circles Press, Dinner with the Muse, Blueline, Spectrum, and included in Bright Hills Press, Kind of a Hurricane Press and Poppy Road anthologies. She has been nominated three times for Best of the Net, Poet and Geek recognized her work as their best poem of 2013. Four of her books have been published by fine small literary presses and she has four ebook titles.
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