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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DRESSED TO KILL, by CLARENCE MAJOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: They certainly do move / with grace, with great sturdiness
First Line: They certainly do move / with grace, with great sturdiness
They certainly do move
with grace, with great sturdiness,
these ladies of thin lips
in hats above uneven eyes.
They move without moving.
I look at their eyes,
jewels planted deep in skullbone.
They move them slowly.
I look at their necks,
necks as long as a horse's penis.
On the runway and in public
the women turn slowly, slowly
and they smile death warmly.
Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA
98368-0271, www.cc.press.org
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