Ms. Congeneality of an Indie Bookstore

Voted most likely
to crack open
like a geode,
most likely
to be side swiped,
to allow it stolen from under her nose
while pointing to the girl
she left on the top shelf
of the last bookcase
of out of print books.
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I picked up the advance read for a book titled, "How to Meet a Man After Forty and Other Midlife Dilemmas Solved." by Shane Watson
I picked this up to give a friend as a joke, but of course I looked. It's full of lists of do's and don'ts.

I hate do's and don'ts

Watson says women at forty should stop...
wearing braids, hair bands and ankle bracelets and rock band t-shirts.
Don't move to the country, Don't talk about serious subjects, don't worry.

Old bags like me "must get into..."
Big sunglasses, serious make up,bright colors, a shawl scarf, a pair of four-hundred dollar jeans, a white and tan or red bag, a chunky watch, gold jackets and shoes.

I love all the don't.
I hate all the do's.

hmm.

That's fucked up.

Oh, I'm certain using the word fuck is never acceptable for a dignified woman of my age.

But... it's so versital and... satisfying.