Shadow Dancing. 2 — from Three Prominent People

“Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.”
Quote from Carl Sandburg. Series curated by Lynda Bernard.

2 — from “Three Prominent People,” by Lola Haskins

She put on a tight black dress and boots. She painted her lips Fatal
Apple and her eyebrows Midnight. After that, she practiced tossing
her copper hair picturesquely over one shoulder. She knew if she
spoke in a husky enough voice and paused long enough in strategic
places, women would resent her and men desire her or vice versa, but
In either case, no one would notice the poems.