They are what she calls her smalls,
tucked into the washer in spite
of protest that she will ruin
bras socks leggings tights
bustiers briefs garters
knickers bikini-pants g-strings
thongs boy’s cut anklets thigh highs
and I wonder how they are still
called smalls
while the larges are
shrinking
boob tubes tank tops camisoles
mini-skirts brazilian cut jeans
wanting to show more
and I want to show more too but
as I am unwilling to enter
this conversion out of shyness or prudery
or frigidity
I stick to turtlenecks,
as turtlenecks are safer.
© Christy Frisken