It's Still Life

She Pronounced It “on-wee”

I know a woman who doesn’t
live in the present. She fills
sentences with fripperies,
complains her wearied life
is glittering emptiness, says
she suffers arm in arm with
fretful boredom. She once
used the word ennui.

Goodness, I had to look it up.

Written for Lilian’s Quadrille prompt on dVerse Poets. This week’s word to include is “present”. Artwork is created using Midjourney. Imagery and poems ©Misky 2023.