Vibrant Eyes<\/p>\n
I ordered it online,
\na roll-on eye shadow
\ngoes on smooth
\ncreaseless, flawless
\ninnovative, so pretty —
\nsparkly amethyst powder
\nin a small glass bottle,
\norchid metallic band,
\nfaceted, jewlesque resting
\nbelow the slender black cap.<\/p>\n
I look for the color \u2013
\nit must be something elegant
\nyet bold, wild yet refined,
\nas captivating and unique
\nas the packaging.<\/p>\n
I turn it, twist it, flip it
\nupside down and there
\non the bottom a label
\nemblazoned with
\n80.<\/p>\n
80. That\u2019s it.
\nNo exotic color name
\njust 80.
\nNot as in the year
\nI graduated high school,
\nthe year Rubik\u2019s Cube
\ncame out and the year
\nI earned a new nickname…
\nJack-n-coke-Pac-Mac girl,
\nthe same year John Lennon
\nwas shot and killed.<\/p>\n
80, as in the year
\nof my first newish car,
\nas in the age my mother
\nlooked forward to but
\ndidn\u2019t make by 60 days,
\nnot my percent of correct
\njeopardy questions,
\nnot when I worked two jobs
\nto pay for my newish car.<\/p>\n
80…
\nso I decide to give it
\na suitable name, something
\nethereal and mystical, brazen
\nbut authentic, colorific, radiant,
\nirresistible. Think, ruminate,
\ncontemplate, cogitate, muse,
\nmeditate, ponder, deliberate,
\ncerebrate, consider, stew
\nyeah\/nah, hmmm,
\nfinally decide
\n80
\nis perfect.<\/p>\n
~ J R Turek Hour 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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