When She Turned 40-ish
A Annette wrote her memoirs on the back of a paper bag.
B Bernice still didn't understand the principles of economics, & found she no longer cared.
C Carmen buried herself in cheesecake.
D Deena burned her diary and journals.
E Elisa finally went to a Cher concert.
F Francine began stalking writers at book-signing events.
G Greta realized she talked too much.
H Hailey found she could no longer sleep without medication.
I Ione got her first tattoo.
J Jane began singing in karaoke bars.
K Kayla moved to Easter Island.
L Lavonne lost 10 pounds when she stopped eating.
M Maggie gained 10 pounds when she stopped smoking.
N Nancy realized she was no longer a girl detective.
O Olivia gave up on a scrapbooking.
P Penny became allergic to her cats.
Q Queenie started buying lottery tickets.
R Ramona tossed her "to do" list in the garbage and never looked back.
S Sheila ran off with the circus.
T Tamara became a cartographer.
U Uma bought a yellow pant suit.
V Vilma started hanging out at the courthouse.
W Wendy was horrified to realize how many calories were in a bottle of Riesling
X Xena became a warrior princess.
Y Yvonne figured out how to calculate the required return for a preferred stock.
Z Zelda accepted the fact that she would never read "War and Peace."
Carmen McCulloch, When She Turned 40-Ish, 2012
McCulloch is a mixed media collage artist who creates a fashionable outfit for each of our 40-ish gals out of Moda, Chrysalis fabric by Sanae on a background of paint, glue and pattern tissue. I'm not sure this alphabetical narrative is really a poem, but with the addition of the fun artwork we get a fuller experience of the metamorphosis that women can experience as they move into their maturity. Think of our clothing as a manifestation of our personalities--as we change, our garments may change too--do we choose to camouflage or blossom? I think most of these women choose to bloom--run off to the circus, Sheila!!
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