— after work
I swap my corporate suit
for
cotton jeans and an XL hoody
I slip off the pumps
and slip on
sensuous, bare feet
I trade in my keyboard
for
pistachio nuts and chilled Chardonnay
I shut down the spreadsheet
and open up
a big, fat newspaper
I push aside the ergonomic chair
and sink in
to my overstuffed second-hand couch
sweetest of all
I rip off my ******* bra
and exhale,
free at last
— after work