a woman stepping
over the storm drain
yielded to fashion
baring a calf
it must be admitted
was too authoritatively
thick
spindles beneath
a thick gray pant leg
propped up
an unpunished
pair of
leering eyes
![Calves in mirror](https://elaborateblue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/calf-kate-geraets-5909623727_92bf2f0ff0_o-bw-683x1024.jpg)
Poetry of Mark Underwood @darkviolin @poetryandscience