Poem by Dorothy Parker

Song of One of the Girls

Here in my heart I am Helen;
  I'm Aspasia and Hero, at least.
I'm Judith, and Jael, and Madame de Staël;
  I'm Salomé, moon of the East.

Here in my soul I am Sappho;
  Lady Hamilton am I, as well.
In me Récamier vies with Kitty O'Shea,
  With Dido, and Eve, and poor Nell.

I'm of the glamorous ladies
  At whose beckoning history shook.
But you are a man, and see only my pan,
  So I stay at home with a book.

1. Lullaby
2. The New Love
3. Chant for Dark Hours
4. Song of Perfect Propriety
5. To a Much Too Unfortunate Lady

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