Wishful Thinking

To be honest, ever so often,

I find myself wishing I could go back to the time

when my life seemed so much simpler..

and getting ready for work in the morning

didn’t entail so much fuss.

I wish I didn’t have to groom my brows

because mine were always fine,

or to color my cheeks

because I always blushed,

or to apply lipstick

because I was never pale without it,

or to conceal my pores

because they always seemed invisible,

or to tuck myself in a girdle

because my curves were always in place!

I am old, and always in a hurry! 

How can I waste this much energy?

But you see,

makeup makes me giddy! 

When I get a new makeup, outfit, or whatchammacallit,

I feel like a kid with some candy! 

And those bedtime rituals with creams and serums

make me most pretty!

I may have aged, yes, but deep in me,

I am just a girl trapped in a woman’s body.

So please bear with me. Heheh!