by Bett Butler
In these women’s shoes, creased and scuffed,
patent leather turns to bronze patina;
shins take shape from chunky heels
of platforms and stilettos worn by disco divas,
drag queens. Young girls teeter, falling, ankles sprained,
spines misaligned by the tyranny of fashion.
Denied the podium and rostrum,
are these the only platforms they’re allowed?
