Devilment
She stands in Barnes & Noble
With her left hand over her mouth,
And her right holds a thick book
Displaying an Etruscan satyr,
A King of mischief in green bronze.
Are they tipsy from afternoon
cocktails? Bracelets & rings
Make the fluorescence sashay
Between the slow aisles. "Lord,
Now, this Is what I call a cock"
Echoes and hangs over the bookshelves.
Her friend laughs till they're both
Laughing. How many evening gowns
Can outlast this story back home?
In a half dance, the satyr's left
Hoof seems to lift off the ground.
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