so how about his weather

because she only
had two toes
on one foot, she
rarely wore
sandals, the other
foot being normal,
she was
self conscious
of her missing
little piggies.
three had gone
to the market
and not come back
is what she told
you, laughingly,
making light
of her uncommon
non-conformity.
but they were
beautiful toes, as
you could see as
her feet swung
along the pier,
the nails painted
strawberry red.
the foot tanned
from the beach.
did you know,
you tell her,
trying to relieve
the tension of
the moment, that
Marilyn Monroe
had six toes on
both feet and they
cut the extra ones
off. true story.
she had two extra
little toes.
there is a long
pause, almost a dead
silence at this point.
she doesn't respond
to this information,
but looks away.
in fact she shakes
her head and stares
at a ship
in the distance,
mumbling something
about wishing she
was on it. so how about
this weather, you
say.