I Wish I Knew More

She wanted to prove

as a fact that she lacked

any knack whatsoever

for style or color or taste.

. 

She concocted a garment

and hat that would

demonstrate that,

she was sure, post-haste.

. 

I wish I knew more –

but all that I saw was

she marched out the door,

looking a little like Eva Gabor.

. 

Later we heard that she made

the crowds roar, before

a Parisian spy swept her off

to work at La Maison Dior.

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