Don’t go here
don’t go there.
Don’t stay out late
tie up your hair.
Don’t wear that dress
you look too old
and the colors don’t suit you
they’re bright and too bold.
Don’t put your career before your chores
do what we did and don’t want more.
Don’t,
because it makes us yearn
and wonder if we could have lived our dream
and still,
run our home.
Because the older woman is starting to look at the younger woman who has found a balance between her dream career and managing her home. And wonder. And learn.
