Her Love Life

GEMMA MEHARCHAND

She didn’t have a death wish

Didn’t want to kiss strangers

Just because they came to the same party

Did not sniff glue or gasoline

Did not drink or smoke

So when she found herself in love with one person

After another she felt intrigued by her hormones

And slipped away from sainthood

Into the dark night of sex

Which proved to be friendly

But eventually she gave it all up

Lived quietly ever after

As she had when she was fifteen.