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Let us be honest; the lady was not a harlot until she | Let us be honest; the lady was not a harlot until she | ||
married a corporation lawyer who picked her from | ::: married a corporation lawyer who picked her from | ||
a Ziegfeld chorus. | ::: a Ziegfeld chorus. | ||
Before then she never took anybody's money and paid | Before then she never took anybody's money and paid | ||
for her silk stockings out of what she earned singing | ::: for her silk stockings out of what she earned singing | ||
and dancing. | ::: and dancing. | ||
She loved one man and he loved six women and the | She loved one man and he loved six women and the | ||
game was changing her looks, calling for more and | ::: game was changing her looks, calling for more and | ||
more massage money and high coin for the beauty | ::: more massage money and high coin for the beauty | ||
doctors. | ::: doctors. | ||
Now she drives a long, underslung motor car all by her- | Now she drives a long, underslung motor car all by her- | ||
self, reads in the day's papers what her husband is | ::: self, reads in the day's papers what her husband is | ||
doing to the inter-state commerce commission, re- | ::: doing to the inter-state commerce commission, re- | ||
quires a larger corsage from year to year, and won- | ::: quires a larger corsage from year to year, and won- | ||
ders sometimes how one man is coming along with | ::: ders sometimes how one man is coming along with | ||
six women. | ::: six women. | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
</paragraph> | </paragraph> | ||
</annotations> | </annotations> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:56, 16 July 2024
| Author | Sandburg, Carl |
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| Genre | Poetry |
| Journal or Book | Chicago Poems |
| Publisher | Henry Holt and Company |
| Year of Publication | 1916 |
| Pages | 153 |
| Additional information | - |
Let us be honest; the lady was not a harlot until she
married a corporation lawyer who picked her from
a Ziegfeld chorus.
Before then she never took anybody's money and paid
for her silk stockings out of what she earned singing
and dancing.
She loved one man and he loved six women and the
game was changing her looks, calling for more and
more massage money and high coin for the beauty
doctors.
Now she drives a long, underslung motor car all by her-
self, reads in the day's papers what her husband is
doing to the inter-state commerce commission, re-
quires a larger corsage from year to year, and won-
ders sometimes how one man is coming along with
six women.
