LEGS

it's the legs  
mostly  
and then the heels  
and then the skirt  
and maybe  
it's a flaw in the male brain  
or maybe not  
but what most men see first is the legs  
and the high heels  
and the way the skirt  
is bunched up around those thighs  
and yet she's one weary girl  
catching the tough breaks  
picking the wrong men  
and god knows the money's gone  
and the rent's past due  
and the car's a piece of shit  
and the boss is an asshole  
and mama's a bitch  
and every goddamn body  
just wants wants wants  
and nobody ever gave her a damn thing  
no sir  
not really  
and she never ask for anything either  
just worked that weary ass off  
and tried hard as anybody  
and it's exhausting  
and she's really a good person  
a good girl  
and more beautiful inside than out  
and a girl like that deserves better  
and many men know all that's a possibility  
but still  
before they see any of it  
they see the legs