blather
untouchable_lace_and_velvet_ladies
sab swanning happily on
through the night

lift a skirt
to cross a puddle
and sweep into the warmth

of their welcoming, luxurious surroundings

red and gold and jazz and smoke
are all as backdrops to ladies such as these


the cafe_girls have grown up
donned their beauty along with their gowns
and are sharing their aquainance
with the night
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...
a tangibly, gorgeously put
(which is going terribly and stupidly out of style, it seems to me)
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