WOMAN OF SOCIETY

She attended charity soirees
In borrowed dresses
And Nobbed with the Hobbs
A Woman of Society

Her teeth shone brighter
Than her one-karat 
Diamond 
She had exchanged
For her original wedding ring 

She traded in friends 
For stepping-stones
Social climbing a pastime
With no concern who she treaded upon

If it happened that she entertained
She served homemade wine
And exchanged the empty bottles for dimes
That she carefully put in her designer purse

But her frugality soon turned miserly
Saving coins for a rainy day
Picking up a free lunch 
From people here and there

While she sought sympathy
Everywhere she went
Sad eyes could cry on command
If it meant she’d gain a helping hand

I call her vampire
For she sucked the blood 
Of those who cared most
And left behind a carcass of friendship
In the wake of her monetary designs


~Nora Millicent Parker

art image by me, Lisa Thomson Wells acrylic on canvas, for sale here

image source: Valerie Elash on Unsplash

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