Without a moment to lose a middle aged woman
rushes into a phone booth wearing
a sun hat, walking shoes, a denim skirt, and
zooms out in a little blue super outfit,
bracelets to stop bullets, and
superheroine shoes with rainbow targets.

A lightning bolt leaps out of her head making
her hair, which was straight before, wavy.
Now she is hot flash, super heroine,
ready to right the wrongs done to
middle aged sisters everywhere.

She charges up her bolt, and
vanished are mini skirts, tummy tucks,
dirty toilets, bikini bathing suits,
quiche, high heeled shoes, botox,
bottled water, sun tans, eye shadow,
daily horoscopes, TV makeovers,
body wraps, reducing spas, and low carb.

Gone, gone, gone in a power surge,
leaving behind plain old women with hobbies,
chocolate chip cookies, and interesting work.
It was about time and it was not
the end.