Thin, tan, manicured -
words which describe ever single one of them.
Their children screaming while they divulge in drama
over frozen drinks, poolside.
Some wear tiny bikinis, other wear floppy hats,
even others wear a child on their hip.
Each of them decorated with a massive rock
that sends blinding light as it catches the sun.
Little ones nipping at their ankles
as they go for round two at the bar.
They chirp at each other and at their children
like a choir of birds singing high in the treetops.
Daily visits to the pool with their children
is the only obligation that they have.
Thin, tan, manicured.
Yes, they are beautiful women, with handsome husbands
and wonderful children.
The perfect carefree life, full of promises that were not kept,
goals that were not finished, and dreams that were not chased.
I work as a lifeguard at a country club in the summer. It seems like it would be an easy job, and it is, but it's terribly annoying.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, at some point I had to write about the annoying children or the mindless mothers.
I feel like the last lines could be a lot better, but I have to work on them.