Four Girls at the Corner
Four Girls at the Corner
Original Text
Collected Poems of Raymond Souster, Vol. 3: 1962-74 (Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1982): 33. PS 8537 O87A17 Robarts Library
1Waiting for a fix
2four girls at the corner,
3three about eighteen,
4the fourth not more
5than thirteen, I swear,
6Not one day more.
7All waiting for the Man
8to come and take them
9for a few short hours
10out of misery.
11God, the taxi-driver said,
12but He hadn't
13come along yet either.
Publication Start Year
1964
Publication Notes
The Colour of the Times (1964)
RPO poem Editors
Ian Lancashire
RPO Edition
2006
Special Copyright
© 1982 <i>Collected Poems of Raymond Souster, Vol. 3: 1962-74</i> Oberon Press (from which written permission to reproduce must be obtained in advance).