sexta-feira, julho 16, 2004

Proletarian Portrait

A big young bareheaded woman
in an apron
 
Her hair slicked back standing
on the street
 
One stockinged foot toeing
the sidewalk
 
Her shoe in her hand. Looking
intently into it
 
She pulls out the paper insole
to find the nail
 
That has been hurting her
 
                   William Carlos Williams