yins and yuns

two little girls
attempting to catch up on their
lack of sleep
via- a shot of espresso.

two little girls
waltz in
with their chunk of change
and their matching scarves to order
their drink of choice

two little girls
get the confused stare
a glare or two
and a question that had
everyone in the back of the line
watching as she asked:

"aren't you a little young to be drinking espresso?"

the two little girls answered:
"we're twenty-one"

and the two little girls
got told once more
they looked like fourteen and sixteen year young
little
little girls.

"you'll appreciate it when you're older"