Long Way Up

A Long Way Up




Big city socialites
Barely there dresses.
Midnight chill kept off  their 
shoulders by thick chinchilla fur. 
Champagne filled bellies.
Strutting their stuff. A wiggle 
in their midnight walk.
Frozen smile.
Eyes as dead as the animal about 
their skinny neck.


written By: Patricia Sawyer
10-30-2008
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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