ROUGE from RESULTS by Ellery Twining

Tracklist

4.	ROUGE	2:38

Lyrics

I remember being fascinated
with my mother’s limited CASH of makeup,
hidden from my father.
In the utility bathroom
on the second floor
where I slept.

the rouge-
what was it for?
I had seen Dolly Parton wear it on TV
but my mother was no star….
she told us about sitting at the bar

I swirled my finger into the
tiny glass jar,
and smeared it on my face.
looking into the mirror was a revelation
as was the knock on the door

“what are you doing?!??!?!?”
the clink of the glass jar on the porcelain
would shape me.