My friend Fran, very different from me
in one thousand ways she has the ability to read nonfiction
still we are Very Good Friends we can say
everything to one another yesterday I told
her a long story about a woman named Pamela
who visited with Delores a few days ago.
Pamela is a good looking seventy eight year old
woman, well-buffed, with nails painted bright red.
She lives in Medusa with her Italian male partner
shorter than she is. Pamela is a perfect companion
for Delores because she loves bars and dancing.
I told Fran that one day I will be a good enough writer
to fully describe Pamela and how she revealed
at the end of her visit, as though it was an actual
revelation, that her daughter
is a lesbian police detective in the Bronx.
Fran always listens carefully.
I hope you’re not offended she said
but you’re a story whore.