what's in a name...

you don't hear the name
mildred much anymore,
or for that matter, midge,
or madge, prudence. those
names seem to be a thing
of the past. when was the
last time you called up
esther and said, what up
girlfriend? violet? nope.
edwina, not a chance.
it's not happening anymore
to anyone under the age
of fifty. and that goes
the same for elmer, or
dexter, or lynn or leslie
for a man. lester or carlton?
melvin, just take their
lunch money now. agnes,
how many people do you
know with the name, agnes?
i count zero on my hand.
not to say that they aren't
all wonderful names, they
had their day, but now
it's gone. maybe they'll
be back, everything
seems to come back around,
given time. jimmy though
seems to be here for good.