Slovak Widow On 59th Street

Slovak Widow On 59th Street 

		Chicago, South Side

She’s 84 
and when she stands,
everybody hears the chiropractic crack

of eon bones
and everybody tries so hard
not to look   

that half second when
the chamois’s taut 
across protractor features.


Donal Mahoney
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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