"Her Lips Are Copper Wire" is a five-stanza poem describing the attraction the narrator feels for a woman. The poem follows a metaphor of the woman's kiss as electric energy. Imagery used includes the glow of lampposts, the city's power grid, and flashing, lighted billboards.
"Her Lips" is an example of Toomer's distinctive and versatile perspective on the world around.....
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