Lady

She walks in and casts her eye
Who is here, and where is the prime spot
She needs the lights, a good drink and okay people
She claims her square feet of temporary stage
Her hungry admirers

The familiar eyes make her feel seen
Her rhythmic moves makes them look
Her smiles hit helpless targets like cupid’s arrows
She controls their laughter and the silence
She needs that energy

She has a snappy comment ready
Funny haha and funny interesting, all real
A version for the people, real in her eyes
Her make-up exemplary in the dark
Ready to continue

She remembers the names of some
Knowing no one forgets hers,
Always a lady as she guards initiative
So other people can’t
They can’t scare her

The high heeled
The walled off
The one and only
Lady