This poem is from my talented cousin Marilyn Goldberg. This is published with her permission. Love you Cuz!
Barbie Turns Fifty
Her full breasts sag after
years of perfect
plastic sex.
Loving has ceased, replaced
by night sweats soaking her
miniature bed.
She turns to Ken with contempt,
notices hairs growing
in unexpected places.
She scrawls an urgent letter
to Mattel requesting they
remove her beatific,
unceasing smile.
Marilyn Goldberg 2024
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Love the red sweat pants and red stripped socks! Poems are all good too, but really, really hot red sweat pants and red stripped socks knocked it out of the block, Barbie missed the fashion trend.