An Evasive Fellow
An Evasive Fellow
Lust worries the
good people, he’s a
devil of a fellow,
a worm i’ the bud.
They call him snake
and poke him out of
hiding places. They
think they beat him
to death with laws
and ordinances only
to find it was last year’s
skin they nailed to the
barn door.
Publication Details
Original Citation
Jump River Review 7 (March 1981) 20.
Word Count
52
Original Publication
Date Published
1981
Complete Poems
411
Themes and Motifs
Theme(s)
Notes and Commentary