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Upholstery Chintz
furnished.
By Harper Lewis Published 4 months ago • Updated 4 months ago • 1 min read
Photo by Koushalya Karthikeyan on Unsplash
Lilly want a Pulitzer?
Wrong print, bitch.
Your dress would be a lovely
slipcover
for an overstuffed chair.
Perhaps I’ll have a seat
on your textile
and write.
Author note: Lilly Pulitzer was Joseph Pulitzer’s granddaughter-in-law. 🌺
About the Creator
Harper Lewis
Ekke Ekke Ekke Ekke Ptang Zoo Boing!
Intrusive rhyme bothers me, except as a weapon.
Intertextuality is my passion.
Formalist/ New Critical are my guiding theories.
My words are mine, not a robot’s.
MA English literature, CofC
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