I was talking to an old lady,

Ninety-five and a half.

She was telling me about the old days,

How they had to haul water and heat it up

To have a weekly bath.

Suddenly she got a call on her iPhone 9

And bid me good day.

"I have to take this," she said,

And turned away from me.

So I trailed off,

Marveling at how technology

Has even ruined the mores of the

Engendered mannerly.

-jenn