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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RIVALS, by ARCHIE AUSTIN COATES
First Line: Along the avenue of an afternoon
Last Line: Her rivals.
Subject(s): Art & Artists; Paintings & Painters
First Line: Along the avenue of an afternoon
Last Line: Her rivals.
Subject(s): Art & Artists; Paintings & Painters
Along the Avenue of an afternoon,
Lithe, slim youths
Sauntering ...
Sleek of hair, and trim, and narrow of hip,
With white, soft necks, and ties puffed out,
Beneath faces artfully made just a bit too beautiful
And not quite manly.
They stroll slowly,
Shooting side-glances into passing faces,
Meaningly.
At the corner
A painted woman
Shambles into a doorway ...
Her lips are of dry flame,
And in her eyes are flames of hatred,
Hatred and scorn, bitter and inexpressible,
For these slim youths,
Her rivals.
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