Looking through the dresses
shuffling the rack
he never wanted me in sleeveless
he never liked the color black
trying on the shoes
not too much of a heel
all long as he would approve
i don't care how they feel
picking out the jewelry
for each one, saying "next"
none of them are like
the one he hung on my neck
and I'm curling my hair
in lots of tiny rings
hoping he will notice it
amongst other things
and now I'm holding hands
with a guy guiding me in
and as we lean in to kiss
i'm looking around for him
