Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE ALIBI, by FAIRFAX DOWNEY



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THE ALIBI, by                    
First Line: Gwendolyn / has not been in
Last Line: "I like it and it keeps me thin."
Subject(s): Smoking; Women; Tobacco; Pipes; Cigars; Cigarettes


Gwendolyn
Has not been in
For half an hour. I'd like to bet
She ducked to smoke a cigarette.
We went to call her in. "Gwendolyn!"

"Gwendolyn,
Time you're in."
She's ignorant of discipline.
She doesn't seem to mind her kin.
Still Gwendolyn
Was not within.

Gwendolyn
Came slipping in
As if she'd been out for a spin.
We all ran up to her. "Gwendolyn!
Where have you been?
Where have you been?
You've been out smoking. Why, Gwendolyn!"
"Sillies," she said. "It's not a sin.
I like it and it keeps me thin."





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