Girl Begging on the Champs Elysées
written by: Julia Caroline Knowlton
@julia_knowlton
Jedi knights cannot protect her. Shame on us all–
For shame. Her body bends over helpless mercy.
“What can I bring you?” I ask. “A Coke,” she says.
Handing her the red can. Desperation and grace
In the light of her eyes. A chill October wind
Arrives in Paris. I leave her behind, struck dumb with grief.
Julia Caroline Knowlton PhD is Professor of French at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta. She is an MFA candidate in poetry & creative nonfiction at Antioch University in Los Angeles. She holds an American Academy of Poets College Prize, and is the author of the award-winning memoir _Body Story_ (2004). "Sorority Girl, 1984" is the second chapter of her new memoir.
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