Pronounced Poem by anais vionet

It's Saturday morning, and even though it's Thanksgiving break, Lisa and I are in her bedroom, in NYC, studying.

"Ok, " Lisa stops, looks up and says, "give me a 5ex symbol."

"I.. I don't have one on me." I say, apologetically.

"NAME one." she clarifies.

"Are there "5ex symbols" anymore? " I say, with air-quotes, "Who's "Marilyn Monroe" today -Kim Kardashian - oooo - or Kendall Jenner? "

"I read Emily Ratajkowski refer to herself as a 5ex symbol the other day." Lisa says.

"Is that the model that said she was groped at a photo-shoot? " I ask, as I google her.

"Yeah, " Lesa nods, "but it was a music video shoot."

"Do you think I could model? " I ask, as I pose vampingly. "Be unflinchingly honest." I request.

"Hhmmmm, " she considers, framing me in a finger rectangle pretend camera. "You're like Marilyn Monroe, " she says, "in a training bra." *We burst out laughing*

"Back to the subject, " Lisa says, "name a guy you think of as a 5ex symbol."

"Humphrey Bogart! " I say.

"Humphrey Bogart? ? No! " she rejects him, wrinkling her nose, "too old-timey and dead, besides, he was a MOVIE star - come ON, a real one - SAY! "

Michael Gandolfini! " I offer.

"? ? Michael Gandolfini? ? " she says, sounding stumped as her fingers google him.

*I make a dreamy "mmmm, " yummy sound.

"Oh, my GOD, " she says, and looks up for confirmation. "Humphrey Bogart and Michael Gandolfini - HONESTLY, you have the WEIRDEST taste! "

I was shocked, "No, seriously, don't you think Michael looks kind of soft, cute and.. LUVable? "

She groans, "You're going to marry an ugly man someday - aren't you? " She pronounces, shaking her head.

"AM NOT! " I responded, throwing a pillow at her head (a pillow fight ensues) .