I'M That Kind Of Girl Poem by Robin Bennett

I'm the kind of girl that
buys her bath bubbles
from France
gets her lingerie
from a place in London
loves football
and the smell of rain
I thrive in the winter
has sex on warm sheets
on the floor
straight from the dryer
wants to move to Maine
and pick up a strange accent
and eat lobster fresh everyday
I can speak bits and pieces
of three different french
dialects
and cap it off with
yiddish
making way
for a very interesting
conversation
that I can't even
explain in English
treasures her children
misses her parents
and her sister
not a mean bone in
my body
I cook a fierce lasagna
love high priced make-up
consider fashion magazines
my personal bibles
I never go to church
unless it's for my kids
I'm a total push over
I realize poetry doesn't
make you rich
sometimes it only makes
you dead
I'm the girl that writes
because her heart
tells her she has to