The table is booked.
The rest can wait.
Four scenes
from the hours around dinner.
Chapter 1: A Lobby Before Dinner
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A square neckline
and an A-line that ends above the knee.
A stretch lining keeps the line smooth
while she waits for the table.
Chapter 2: A Dark Flower
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An oversized scrunchie
in pleated, draped fabric.
Tonight it sits at the collar
like a dark flower.
Chapter 3: Something Sweet
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A down jacket
with lace-pattern quilting
and a doll collar.
Dessert arrives; she keeps it on.
On the Way Out
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Black this time,
down the stairs
and out into the night.
Wear the scene.