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How to Do It
Look into the eyes of men and place your hand on your hip. Squeeze
that hip when you laugh. Pay attention to him only
when other women look away. Be willing
to abandon plans, to say, "Ah, what the hell."
Eat. Mention your appetites, but not your shoes.
Imagine he's imagining you without your clothes
and bent in half, and keep looking at his eyes. When you come
into a room, pause. Give him a chance
to notice you and the effect you have. Look
into his eyes as if you'll give him ten minutes
to turn into someone fascinating. Then grab his arm
and laugh with your mouth wide open at his very next joke.
With women you must be languid. Imagine your skin
is a fur glove, and she is the hand. Finger
your collarbones while looking at hers. Say,
"I wish I had your body." If she smiles, list her assets.
If she complains her hips are fat, her lips too thin, et cetera,
disagree politely. Find someone else.
Apply your lipstick slowly. Blot your mouth
on a napkin and leave the lip print on the table
between you. Tell her a secret. Anything. Do not
mention your period or the shoes you got on sale.
With your mouth against her ear, point
out other women and say, "Don't you love
the way she looks?" Mention how short life is
and ask the questions you know she's asking
herself. Be fluid. Dance as if you're in water
up to your knees and use your hair like seaweed.
Be courageous, laugh with your mouth open,
look back across the room at a man and wink.
Promise yourself to everyone
then disappear.
--Kristy Nielsen
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