Caren Krutsinger Poet Prose Poetry

Lady Pink of New York

She broke the graffiti exclusive’s boys club in 1979
Painting subway trains in New York City
She would have been fifteen at that time
A cult figure in a hip hop culture

She had her first solo show at twenty-one
Through artistic self-expression, a rebellion of one
Her parents called her Sandra, she was born in Equator
But she was the talk of New York

“Lady Pink” as she is referred to in graffiti circles
is today at the age of fifty-seven 
Established in the world of fine art
She holds mural workshops
But at night, I bet she is still painting subway trains.

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L Milton Hankins August 3, 2021 at 8:59 AM Let's hope so. You know, it's a shame when people get "famous," and move away from their roots, which are what made them famous in the first place!