i have to stop procrastinating at www.nytimes.com

"fearing street crime, japanese wear the hiding place"

not useless the transformation from
dress to
machine. her woman's hair a
mushroom cloud aimed at deflecting
the slant of an eye,
both----

the red skirt folds out to
the shine of cheap plastic
she stands still enough behind

but they walk by.
if they walk by they do
not see the shake of her
hand, the shoes poking
underneath the painted sheet
with windows flat and shining as
eyes,
but blind.