Metallic Lurex Shine

Sometimes it can be tough to remember that you are pink champagne, red lipstick, and fizzing sparklers when it’s late and the spiral’s poised on the projector just about to unwind.

Letting it run would be less than wise,

Besides you’ve already seen the reel, time and again.

Don’t you remember?

Open the closet and the drawers before hitting the pillow.

You didn’t think it fitting to represent yourself with neutrals.

You are far from beige.

That’s not your kind of minimalism.

You are flower patterns and faux fur.

Silk and embroidery.

Red shoes and lurex.

You gleam and shine for everyone.

You gleam and shine for you.

Why can’t you see it at this hour?

Embrace the beauty that you choose everyday.

Maybe get rid of the mini dresses though? You’re over thirty now, love.

Then again, maybe not.

You are long legs and lashes, soulful pipes and the biggest smile.

Remember?

You are witty and sweet.

You relish really atrocious puns and dad jokes and you’ve absolutely no right, hear?

You are worth a lot to a lot.

You are worth a lot to you too.

You are nostalgia and seasonal stamps on long-winded greeting cards sent through snail mail.

You are passionate about the littlest things.

Your imagination can create a fictional reality from an image, word, or idea.

Sometimes you can’t stop laughing, to the point of pain.

You love all your kiddos to bits.

You shine for them too and it takes a decade off you.

You are sparkly magic.

You think dancing means jumping about, assuming it’s convincing enough in a fancy enough dress.

And you love a fancy dress.

You are pearls and gold hoops and tall, loud boots.

You are an encyclopedia of book, movie, and music trivia.

You are made of stardust,

Of family and friends.

You sprinkle dreams every day, hoping they grow tall as sunflowers.

You are blind to the point that lights shine like glowing K’nex Connectors.

You are a loveable nerd and an acceptable weirdo.

You make your loved ones laugh.

You are doing better than fine, better than beige.

You are my dream girl.

Now go get to dreaming.