Headline Poem 3/16/14 -- dog dance

Today's poem is based on this headline from the New York Times about the documentary "Anita," about Anita Hill. Ms. Hill is known as the woman who accused U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in 1991. She is now a professor, and leads quite a private life teaching at Brandeis University. She received praise and death threats throughout this ordeal. The youngest of 13 children from an Oklahoma farm family, she is recognized for creating a vocabulary to talk about sexual harassment.

dog dance

they line up
single file

to walk the shame-filled

walk
up to the desk

dog dance

dog dance
tail between their knees 

awkward and uneasy
anxious and unsure

unrecognizable even to them

can you help?

not sure you can help

can you help?
dog dance  

dog dance
tail between their knees