she was wearing
a blue shirt
barely long enough
and she yawned

the complaints bothered her
and it was hard to press the buttons
under the pressure of the stress
and shambles her life
had become

she languished on her couch
sometimes not showering
or not making breakfast until well after noon
and today she couldn't take the whining

she got up
and walked towards the bedroom
turning and considering again
should she even bother?

then headed to the kitchen
and poured a glass of Cote du Rhone
2007 was a good year for the south of france
she savoured the earth

her dog barked
and she considered giving it another bath
just to look at it and take pictures
but it was cruel
and she knew it

she slugged down the cote
and poured another glass
considering whether to make steak again
or just order more dumplings

another yawn
and she traipsed back to the bed
bottle in one hand
glass in the other

the blue
shirt
cooter incident
of 09