The three ladies
stand straight
knowing that ladies
who sit stiffly,
legs planted firmly to the floor
are not ladies ready
to find fulfillment,
but are rather nothing
more than women
who hope
that the day’s desire
will walk their way,
and lend them a hand,
pull them to their feet,
push breath from
their bodies, and offer a meal
to be put on the tab of the dry corpse.
