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.
*smaller hand-held devices may not display this poem true to the ten-line format due to compacting
