in a name

 

 

in the 70’s we were everywhere—a

white wave

 

of bell-bottoms, hot pants, platforms and disco

at night—

 

us, jennifers—meant to be, I suppose,

fair, soft—

 

but to that dirt-gravel half of my history, i’ve always been “gin” and i like how

that hits

 

how you say it with a lick of

your lips

 

 

© 2025 jennifer wagner

 

 

At dVerse MTB: The Poetry of Names, Laura has us writing WaltMarie poems about the meaning or history of our names.  You can visit the link to learn more about this form and visit Writer’s Digest as well.

 

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