Audition for a Role in My Own Life 

“I forgot my line”

She balanced on the heels of fluoride pink slippers 

Piercing holes in the shag rug

“I forgot my line”

lips deflating, 

Cheeks rock climbing up the bone  

You are 

Judy, Veronica, Jean, & Clara

You are  

Mary, Grace, Carmen, & Ava

You are 

Audrey, Sofia, Marilyn & Greta 

Fingers crossed 

Hips askew

With a face like that 

she could have been every woman 

With a dream like that 

she may just be none.