miss rosie [15]
by Lucille Clifton3
when I watch you [16] [17]
wrapped up like garbage
sitting, surrounded by the smell
of too old potato peels
or
when I watch you
in your old man's shoes
with the little toe cut out
sitting, waiting for your mind
like next week's grocery
I say
when I watch you
you wet brown bag of a woman
who used to be the best looking gal in Georgia
used to be called the Georgia Rose
I stand up
through your destruction
I stand up [18] [19] [20]
What effect does the lack of punctuation in "miss rosie" help the poet achieve?
A. An understanding of the relationship between the narrator and Miss Rosie
B. The sense that the poem is an uninterrupted stream of thought
C. The sense that the narrator knows Miss Rosie personally
D. A large amount of detailed information about Miss Rosie
