Contrast Girls
One speaks in swimsuit fashion terms.
One says her name is Jane.
One reveals pitfalls of self-abuse
in the English of her day.
When the phone rings this one curses.
She has no plans for later.
Some girls have names that could be guys’.
This one’s a “freak of nature.”
This one fancy-pantsed her way
across the continent.
And this one spent large sums […]
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Contrast Girls
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006