THE TROUBLEMAKER Poem by Yanko González

is feared. crazy for handbags. of lupita ferrer ubiquity. prepares consommé. snacks to go. overdoes her makeup shouting. overwhelms herself contemplating. overstates herself investigating. fails the socialite exam. but licks what she must lick. looks for a seat. worse: a social-climber to fear. her tones are high her heels are high. cries out over nothing interrupts for everything. elbows. cuts in line. pushes to the front. offers herself to organize to segregate to reappear to restructure to patronize.
give her power.