DIANA ROSEN

WHY WOMEN WEAR POCKETS

because every day someone
asks for a tissue, coin, cough drop,
a safety pin

because we could use some place
to hold our keys, the to-do list,
the lone Xanax

because sometimes we’re shy
or angry or need somewhere
to hide our fists

because pockets
hold our
secrets.

WHAT SHOULD I PACK TO VISIT?

This is L.A., baby
wear anything you want
whenever you want

rhinestones and gold lame
leather and lace
teasing a peek
or covering every curve

fabulous hair and
designer sunglasses
gorgeous shoes

costumes, baby
not clothes
for men for women
because every day here

is another possibility
you could be
a STAR!

DIANA ROSEN is a poet, flash writer and essayist whose work appears in online and print journals including Rattle, As It Ought to be Magazine, and Tiferet Journal among others. To read more of her work, please visit authory.com/dianarosen