Her scant skirt spreads above her knees.
Her hands lie folded in her lap.
She looks ahead, and does not shrink
To see the mixed crowd nudge and gape,While dirty men with roving eyes
Press close and whisper, “Look!
Tattooed wherever you can see!
Say, she’s a walkin’ pitcher-book!â€Madonna pricked upon her back
Complacently she lets them view,
And on the calf of one bare leg,
Christ crucified—tattooed in blue.The side show circus,
To be continued......
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