 Advertisement for Myers Gloves, by Margaret Watkins (Canada), 1920s. The Cigarette Holder
limp as a silk scarf bent wrist, hollow hand, fingers undone by narcotic calm a damned woman lies opium at her fingertips graceful even in dying faceless harlot vain glorious with quellazaire lipstick stains her ivory needle nails display her cruelty bone wrapped in jewels ashes like cherry blossoms Deborah Guzzi This poem was written as part of the 20 Poem Challenge. This poem was written for the 20 Poem Challenge. Deborah Guzzi, author of The Hurricane, writes full time. The Hurricane is available ataleezadelta@aol.com and through Prolific Press. Her poetry appears regularly in journals & literary reviews in the UK, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Greece, Spain, France, India & dozens of others in the USA. http://www.the-hurricanedg.com/
2 Comments
Ruben O
9/30/2016 07:59:07 pm
Love it!
Mary McCarthy
10/4/2016 03:49:17 pm
Lush, decadent, deadly! Leave a Reply. |
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