Rue de Médicis

An old woman walked by with a fox
wound 'round her neck
its ugly shriveled feet
danced flapping steps
that matched the gaps
of her unsteady advance
a syncopated exchange
tit for tat
slap for slap
and she didn't even flinch.

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