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[This is one of four poem manuscripts, dated 1981, which I found while going through some old papers. I recall writing it, but I do not remember the circumstances. This is the first time this poem has been exposed to the public.]
He noticed unfettered wisps of hair
Limping against her shoulder, there
like hints of rebellion,
Tickling his inner consciousness;
He could not see her face
from where he sat,
But he imagined it of consequence
Self-assured and strong, that
Face which mirrors smug confidence
as she claims his place
In line, flaunting her prim estate
Each pinnacle he might have seasoned
Were he a woman, or so he reasoned.
Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2021
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