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  • The American Poetry Review

    SEVEN POEMS

    May 01, 2022 2 minutes
    LYDIA TOMKIW

    True Romance at the World’s Fair

    A whispered remark changed a girl’s life.Make no mistake, there was a difference.She had a war job and mother-in-law trouble,A jitterbug wedding and an itch that started quick.Dressed in the most attractive of rubber suits,Posing as a young girl, unmarried and unkissedShe set out to answer questions:How red is Hollywood? And what brings out the beast inBy the seaside, by the bandstand,She sighs and says: too many blonds spoil the crowdAs sound systems loom over the city,Electric, anestheticAnd that mad shine is drilled into the moon,Which is masculine at night.But this ain’t no musical romp,No screwball comedy;This is just dog-collared loneliness:The world,The world is not a wild place.

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