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Boss Lady

Jackie Wolk

She ties
the scarf around her neck
and checks in the mirror to see if the loose skin on her chin is showing

She puts on her drugstore rouge

She is proud
of the fact
that she has come so far in her career
on only an undergraduate degree

She comes in the office
at 9:20 AM
because her child would not let go of her leg this morning
She leaves the office
at 4:30 PM
because she’s already paid her dues in the industry

She won’t let her five year old get a pet
She and her husband find dirt of any kind
horrifying

She invites
all of her friends in from out of town
to celebrate her 45th birthday
and buys t-shirts for everyone that read
“45 and Fabulous!”

She thinks of theme restaurants as haute cuisine

She gets into
dueling martyr contests at the office
about who ate the least amount for dinner last night
She goes on a rampage
later that morning
demanding everyone to hand over their chocolate


She feels entitled
to complain about her weight
even though she refuses to exercise

She hires young women
straight out of graduate school
to mold in her own image
and help create her family’s Christmas newsletter

She is nicknamed
Murphy Brown
by her friends
as she can’t keep an assistant for very long

And someday
when she is an old lady
she shall wear
purple

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