Andy’s Friends

There is a scene in The Devil Wears Prada 
where one of Andy's friends,
who has curated an exhibition
the characters are visiting,
says, “Okay, start with the photographs at the back,
and work your way forward. 
That is the way I have designed it, 
you will love it.” 

I think about this
on average
once a week.

Mostly, 

I just think she is bad at curating art shows 
but every time we stick that film on, like a plaster, 
the scene exposes all the other flaws 
we would prefer to ignore.

Soon enough, I am again 
holding one of your belts 
up against my own, judging 
whether they're too similar. Soon enough, I am again 
diving into a new Marc Jacobs bag,
hoping to find a surprise
at the bottom. Meanwhile, 
you're in the front room
loudly demanding the television tell you
how someone could see exactly how this show is going to end 
and then keep working their way
right back to the start.