There's a Woman

The three men are clothed, long sleeves

even hats, though it's indoors, and brightly lit

and there's a woman. The woman is wearing

a short-sleeved red dress cut to expose her arms,

a curve of her creamy chest, she's contemplating

a cigarette in her right hand thinking

her companion has finally left his wife but

can she trust him

excerpt from
Edward Hopper Nighthawks
Joyce Carol Oates

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Nighthawks -
Edward Hopper

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