Tom Devlin, Cadillac Tailfin
Doug McHargue
LIPSTICK TAILFINS
after “The Cadillac Tailfin” by Tom Devlin
Tailfins burst out of metal,
scarlet like silvered lipstick
tubes a woman carries,
pulls from purse to sweep lips,
paint color of beating hearts
on dried up mouths
out of soft words,
words that can charm,
bedevil, ask for a ride
in this car the color of prom gowns,
its roar, the breath of younger gods.
Art of Poetry at the Hickory Museum of Art 
“Thanks so much Bud and Patricia
I just love Doug McHargue’s work!
Fantastic poem , Doug!!