Swatches

Some brands-
Too heavy  
For weekly coverage;  
Special occasion-fine,  
My regular brand-  
Intermediate ish  
But no longer  
An acceptable  
Match  
When measured  
Against this new  
Theory/
Generation  
Of Shade IQ  
And well  
An unknown brand  
Meeting the need;  
Surprised-  
A product that  
We hadn’t known  
Over the decades-  
Moral of the  
Story;  
“We all  
Adapt
(Visually)
To the  
Degree  
Of flaw,  
Imperfection  
Or  
Inadequacy  
That is present  
In our lives”  
And it took  
Foundation  
Or    
Make Up  
Swatches  
(Whatever  
They call it  
Nowadays;  
A swatch  
Was a watch  
When I was  
Coming along)  
For me to  
Get that.