14/40: prompt - write about something you are/n't good at

Please forgive me.  I slept all day then cleaned house all night and now it's 6am and the sun is up and I feel delirious.

Faking confidence is largely in the smile.

Smile like you’re selling it, like your asking price

is twelve million point five, like you just

got your teeth cleaned.  Smile

like you got those vibrating panties on,

like you got dinner home waiting, and a

naked lover for dessert.  Then the walk.

Somewhere between march

and swagger, less saunter more slide.  Walk

like you own the place, like the VIP list

has one name: your own, in all capital letters.

Walk like you just stole home, picking pockets

the whole way.  Last the voice.  Articulate

but not elitist with a volume they’ll hear

without pissing them off.  Be sure to practice

at home, in front of the mirror,

have some friends over and see

if it sticks.  Once you’ve mastered the art

you can go out and conquer and come home

and climb in the bath and peel it all off

and curl up with Earl Grey and sleep.