Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BE YOURSELF, by FAIRFAX DOWNEY


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BE YOURSELF, by                    
First Line: I've got stays with long pink laces
Last Line: Ever were blamed on me.
Subject(s): Clothing & Dress


I've got stays with long pink laces,
I've got corsets with whalebone braces.
Grandma used to wear such cases --
They can't get 'em on me.

Old frumps pull amazing faces,
When they see no corset traces.
Antique shops are proper places
For 'em -- not around me.

I'm for light and airy graces.
I'm for ease and breathing spaces.
No "Old Ironsides" embraces
Ever were blamed on me.





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