Ana Carrete

typical

going back to elementary as an adult
reading about curses
mispronouncing the word
a fourth grader correcting you
a preschooler twirling your hair
another fourth grader
walking around recess alone
trying to look busy
walking around recess alone
looking away when someone notices
walking around recess alone
feeling not so alone some days
when others ask
if they want to play

every day

we already talked about this
he said are you sure i didn’t buy it
because it was too expensive
she said no it’s because you didn’t want them
to have any kens

but then
we did

the first one was aladdin and i wasn’t too happy
because when i wanted my stories to be normal
aladdin couldn’t be a part of them wearing those clothes
he was shirtless with a purple suede vest
and white harem pants with a red patch and a thick yellow belt
no shoes means no service

the second one was a cowboy and i wasn’t too happy
because when i wanted my stories to be normal
the cowboy couldn’t be a part of them wearing those clothes
he had black pleather pants black cowboy boots
and a defective hip situation that made him unable to sit down
so he had to sleep or stand

the third one was a surfer and and i wasn’t too happy
because when i wanted my stories to be normal
the surfer couldn’t be a part of them wearing those clothes
he had jean shorts and comfort slide sandals
so he didn’t fulfill the appropriate dress code either

the problem with fourth one was that
his hair was all gelled up so i washed it
it didn’t look good so i cut it
what i want you to notice is
how stupidly ungrateful i’ve been

but listen the real first ken i had
was a barbie because
my dad shaved her head

predictable

shy people don’t like to laugh together
it’s uncomfortable to laugh
that’s just a fact

common

urinating is everyone’s primary business
don’t react like that
react like this i agree it’s wrong

so why don’t we tap
into compassion
secretly
listening to
other people’s
conversations
on the telephone

standard

it’s really pretty crazy
out there
though i can imagine lots of people having fun
the girls would be miserable