three poems i wrote instead of living in the moment

1.

when i drink a diet coke, 
i’m a bitch with a job 
when i drink a diet dr. pepper,
i’m an ethereal princess
all the witchcraft i know
i’ve learned from Pinterest
last night i made a good luck spell jar
and cried because my dad’s not around 
for me to give it to him 
before he leaves for the casino. 

2.

today i drove past the old salon
where i first dyed my hair black
the stylist had a smoker’s cough 
so naturally i trusted her
i told her i write poetry 
she told me she has a son.

3.

last week a doctor took pictures of my tits
in the middle of the ultrasound i said 
“hey, my eyes are up here”
he pretended not to hear me 
i can’t call you to tell you that story
so instead i’m writing it down
p.s. the two parts of me you care about are fine. 

-Rachel Elizabeth