She’s not worried about getting weird tan lines on her face

From wearing a mask at the pool.

She applied sunblock liberally

Before sticking her toe in the lazy river.

And now she floats along without a care,

Mouthing off about her neighbor,

And the masked listeners don’t have 

To hide their smug smirks,

But they can’t disguise their eyes

As they see ‘said neighbor’

Walking up behind the masked talker,

And listening to the rant.

“Is this something you can’t say to my face?”

She asks adamantly,

And the masked wonder turns in surprise and shock.

Too bad she forgot to apply Hell-block,

So liberally, too,

Because the shoe is fixing to be on the other foot

When all her friends tell everyone they know

How the senior early-time at the pool came to blows,

And which end of the game of telephone 

The masked wonder wound up on.

-jenn