DRESS CODE > POETRY
You see my surface
drink in my clothes
the uniform I wear
See nothing of layers
past top skin
passed down
from molted experience
I notice your eyes move
right through me
the menial job I do
swirling rag around
top table surface
erasing earlier layers
of previous poetry
Diane Funston is currently retired from working with adults with developmental disabilities and at-risk elementary school children. Diane’s former occupation, was working in the gift shop of a zoo as a retail salesperson and cashier, she also worked in a cafeteria while in college Diane grew up in Rochester, New York and has lived in California for almost 30 years. She has been published in San Diego Poetry Annual, Lake Affect, Tule Review, F(r)iction, Whirlwind, and other publications. Her chapbook, “Over the Falls” was published by Foothills Publishing in 2022. She enjoys gardening, making mosaics, and her family, including two dogs.