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Brand Loyalty
Vitamin D
enriched whole milk,
BiLo brand
sits in a glass next to my hand,
and a jar of similarly generic
whole maraschino cherries
on my computer desk.
I painted my nails black yesterday
and anyone could tell
that I never got anyone to teach me how--
messy lacquer splotching and dapppling
my cuticles, my room stinking
like burned plastic and vinegar
from the Wet'N'Wild.
And as I look at my hand
resting near the cheap tumbler-glass,
I don't recognize it as mine.
My brand of girly isn't usually the type
to be defined
in generics,
like nail polish
or weird binge cravings
like milk and cherries at midnight.