Jane Avril at the Moulin Rouge 1893

Posted on 2013/09/25 by

(The opening poem from my “Wednesday Night Regular” collection.)

I let men believe
The rhythm of the bass
Makes me lose control
Of my feet
My legs
My hips
That I must yield to
The frantic beat
That I don’t mean to
Reveal these petticoats
But of course
It’s all a show
And men are simple
To control

Lautrec jane avril at the jardin de paris (poster) 1893

About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker was born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough, North Carolina where he makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.
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