Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, INSPECT US, by EDITH DANIELL


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INSPECT US, by                    
First Line: Out of the clothes that cover me
Last Line: I am the captain of my form.
Subject(s): Bodies; Clothing & Dress


OUT of the clothes that cover me
Tight as the skin is on the grape,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable shape.

In the fell clutch of bone and steel
I have not whined nor cried aloud;
Whatever else I may conceal,
I show my thoughts unshamed and proud.

The forms of other actorines
I put away into the shade;
All of them flossy near-blondines
Find and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how straight the tape,
How cold the weather is, or warm --
I am the mistress of my shape --
I am the captain of my form.





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