& you know what, that shows vision &

          confidence & grit, doesn't it, the way Barbie

 

knew the moon could be walked on, knew

          she could be the first, the only Barbie

 

to shake spacedust from her stilettos &

          take the world to new fashion heights. Barbie

 

ventured into the final fashion frontier in zip

          boots & a metallic pressure suit; Barbie

 

wore a moon hat for the moon so they could match

          & the moon loved it. & then Barbie

 

got down to rocket science business.

          Because she wasn't just another pretty face; Barbie

 

was a career woman: she golfed & peddled Avon

          & stitched Civil War amputees. Barbie

 

batted for the Yankees & repaired tractor beam

          emitters on the USS Enterprise, Barbie

 

competed in nine Olympic sports & ran

          for president six times. & after all of that, Barbie

 

fulfilled the timeless dream of tucking an American flag

          behind the moon's ear. Barbie

 

probed the universe & it showed her the full panoramic

          of its imagination. & when Barbie

 

was done, she sat on the moon's shoulders &

          sewed her name among the stars. because Barbie

 

could be anything, was anything, was everything, & the men —

          Neil & Buzz & Pete & Alan & Dick — well, they were just Ken.