AMONG the shadows where two streets cross, A woman lurks in the dark and waits To move on when a policeman heaves in view. Smiling a broken smile from a face Painted over haggard bones and desperate eyes, All night she offers passers-by what they will Of her beauty wasted, body faded, claims gone, And no takers. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CHURCH WINDOWS by GEORGE HERBERT ECHO by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI TO JOSIAH ROYCE by BRENT DOW ALLINSON THE FUTURE SPEAKS by LOUIS KAUFMAN ANSPACHER MEASUREMENTS by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON |