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W'e are the Cinderellas
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who
stayed home.
our tasks.
set aside
stepped
We
in as substitute
We We
saw
colors ot black, crimson, and azure blue.
ironed out stubborn wrinkles
We
persuaded immo\able dress zippers.
We We
mothers.
helped choose dresses.
"Suck
said,
in \-our gut."
helped to apply makeup.
We
covered blemishes.
We
reddened
We
lips.
darkened eyes.
We
We ga\e
brightened cheeks.
hair ad\ice.
We twisted hair, We sprayed We
it,
curled
it.
We pmned We
it,
sprayed
We
it
again.
secured bits of baby's breath.
We
We
answered
cell
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phones. directions.
We ^\'c
told dates to wait.
distinguished between a corsage and a boutonniere.
We said,
"Look
at the
bow. Guys don't wear bows.
We explained to the dates why we weren't going. We lied, "We don't like banquets." We
watched
We
as the dates
donned
We
pulled out umbrellas.
We
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coats.
found purses. shed a tear as
the\' lett.
'
gave consolation for near hair
disasters.
