I am Jane - by A.E. Plastic

Good to meet you too, Mel.

Mine’s Jane.
 

As in Calamity. Exactly.
 

Yeah, that’s right

Larissa the check-in girl

was much smitten by your coat;

don’t see Crombies

round much these days.
 

Flame-resistant!

Ohmygod, you’re not serious!
 

A Bacardi Oro thanks.

You might have to remind her

about a cherry on a stick.
 

Yeah, a bottle blonde;

from a long line

of bottle blondes.
 

No, not full-time.

I study customer relationship management mornings.

But this town

being this town,

my real self

is, wudncha know, a writer.
 

Poems mainly.

Notched up a bedroomful

of certificates at school.

All still there, proud

and new as yesterday.

No, not love poems;

most decidedly

not love poems.
 

Yeah, six doors up. Hotel Elysium.

Reduced rate for gentlemen

booking in with club employees.

Sure, I can do that too.

Comments

[Shari-Lyn McArthur]

Link to closed critique

[pete pick]

decidely?

[Brian Edwards]

Fixed.