Chelsea D.

Out the Door

Pick.
Pick, pick.
Pick pick pick pick.
Pinch.
Grab.
Jeans on.
Suck in.
Button.
Muffin top.
Gross.
Jeans off.
Frown.
Nothing’s changed.
This shirt.
Too frilly.
No,
this shirt.
Oops, stain.
Shirt off.
Blue shirt
Gray shirt
Plaid shirt
New shirt
Dress?
Too cold.
Don’t care.
Dress on.
Look nice?
Looks lame.
Oh well.
Look thin?
No,
Never.
Ever.
Sigh
Face.
Ew, face.
Makeup?
No time.
Running late.
Primp.
Ruffle.
Unruffle.
Gotta Go.
Rumple ruffle tousle inspect flatten pull untangle
Still the
Same.
Nothing’s
Changed.
Out the
Door.
Slam.




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