Primped and preened
For an hour
Preparing for an
Important meeting

Talked and questioned
For two hours
Doing my best
To impress

Happy and relieved
To have the interview over
For about twenty minutes

That’s how long it took me
To discover the black mascara
Smeared under my eyes
Reminding me of a raccoon
Caught rummaging
Through the trash bin
With discarded scraps of food
Clutched in sharp claws

Oh the shame

I hate make-up

©2014 Jill Baker