Shelf defence
Young ladies dread being on the shelf
because they fear they won't get off.
Many years later they come to realise that life
IS a shelf for everyone drinking from its trough.
So, site your shelf in a popular spot
and don't undermine your supports.
Keep it dusted down with a welcome look
and encourage company from cohorts.
Notes by the author
It's an old saying that gals don't want to be left on the shelf. But, it struck me that life is very much like being on a shelf, which we position ourselves, whose structure and composition we have control over, and whose covering we also control.