Slowly Going Bald

Oh Purple Jenny!

Always lying by the pool
in your purple two-piece.
That's how we named you.

Sure, the pool isn't always clean
or even safe. And no one knows
what to do about the algae.
We've checked.

But that doesn't stop you from
dragging out the big white plastic chair and
getting some sun. Stretched out, baking,
swimming in the valley's own heat.
And then halfway through you flip over
and untie your top and
just lie there.

Thanks for that.

Oh Purple Jenny!
Why do you live in our apartment complex of elderly citizens?
Do you have a cat? Or are you just cheap like us?
The only other younger people I've seen here
are the Armenian family.
Jenny, you're not Armenian.

Oh Purple Jenny!
What do you do all day?
Sometimes you're out there at like
2 p.m. on a Friday. Don't you work?
I don't work Fridays.
Maybe you're a barista, or another
waitress waiting to be discovered.
Not exactly novel, but then, that's L.A.

Oh Purple Jenny!
Where are you from? I guess it doesn't matter.
Enjoy the pool.

P.S. My roommate thinks you're hot.