Street Dancer
Kathy A. Wittman 1949 (Tennessee)
I caught a mere glimpse of you,
body swaying, feet tapping
to dark, rhythmic chords
of murky, soulful jazz
on Bourbon Street.
My camera clicked as I saw
those whirling, myriad sensations,
horse and buggy veering away
from the bustling crowds
on Bourbon Street.
Then I heard your accusations,
intense scorn in your ebony eyes,
astonishing me as I listened
to your obscene demands
on Bourbon Street.
A dollar in exchange for a photo
of your strutted pose; I departed,
with perplexed contemplation,
touched by your pathos
on Bourbon Street.
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Submitted by kaleidoscopickat on May 01, 2011
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