September Poetry

 
Salon

She confirms our appointment:
Could you do me a favor?
Two bags on the passenger seat:
Manicure tools
Cheeseburger and fries
Hallmark on the television
A lady adopts a dog, crushes on the guy
She munches fries, I clip her toes
One nail shoots off and hits the window
We laugh, finish the fries
Ice cubes in two crystal glasses
Fizzy pineapple wine
More clippings, trimmings, dusty filing
That’s the one with the fungus
But it’s grown back since last time
All edges smoothed by
Giggles and gossip
Family silliness
Jokes about men
Nails shine again
What do I owe you?
You need eggs? You need milk?
Half a dozen jumbos, a carton of coconut
Always the random groceries
As if she needs to lure me back
91 years old
The most magnetic woman I know