photoart: ralph murre
How to Walk in Stilettos
by
Melissa McGraw
Begin
with stiletto heels in versatile black. Back straight, abs tight, shoulders
back, breasts up, eyes on your admirers. Depending on lighting or the cycle of
the moon, lift your chin or glance sidelong through dark fringe. Place one
stilted step directly ahead of another. The parentheses of your hips will
embrace forest fires blazing at dusk, tsunamis crashing on granite shores,
applause for the Sunday matinee. Stop and cock periodically, as at the end of
sentences. Avoid ellipses. Strut. Your slim daggers will pierce soft earth like
earlobes. Better than the hearts of lovers.
~ first
published in Anthills
