"We watched her come with subtle fire And learned feet, Stumbling among the lustful drunk Yet somehow sweet. We saw the crimson leave her cheeks Flame in her eyes; For when a woman lives in awful haste A woman dies. The jests that lit our hours by night And made them gay, Soiled a sweet and ignorant soul And fouled its play."
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To a Cabaret Dancer
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Djuna Barnes
Djuna Barnes (June 12, 1892 – June 18, 1982) was an American novelist, poet, and playwright.
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