She Used

false eyelashes to make her eyes
appear wider, just as she used her underwire
push-up bra to make her ******* look more like watermelons

than tiny plums. She used her looks to get attention,
so people would listen. But they were too busy
ogling her to hear a word.  She used her mouth to please

men ******, so that they may lover her unconditionally. But
that never worked, even though she perfected the art
from watching pornographic movies and looking

through girlie magazines. She used alcohol to drown it all,
so that she could bury the shame. But when it wore off
she had to face herself every morning

in the mirror. The wrinkles on her face told her
that she was too old to be playing this game. That's when
she decided to use the sleeping pills in the refilled bottle on her night-stand. That’s the end.