Thursday, August 6, 2015

the dark streets of decay number (oh, who’s counting?)


today on the dark streets of decay

an american poet came out to play

 

wearing a t-shirt that displayed

a bottle of wild turkey bourbon

with words written below

“my spirit animal”

 

i visited an exes’ facebook page

sunrises with words to light the way

i went to my page

posted a pic of my own

 

van gogh had sunflowers

i have my mind in which to roam

and tonight when the streets

are dark and dangerous

i will still not be home

 

and forget rational thinking

breakfast was beer

and i’m still drinking

 

in los angeles

no one can hear you scream

alley cats are defined by alleys

 

environment or eugenics

i’ll let you tally

i just need a gin that’s slow

and a dumpster to hide behind

while i urinate

 

hopefully your puzzle

you can complete

without the piece

with my shoes

walking the streets

 

if you like to debate

there’s one on tonight

my cigarette i will light

look to the left and to the right

i do not see any LAPD

sip my flask

find a place to pee

 

there was somewhere

i was suppose to be

accomplish some task

 

oh well, if they ask

tell them i am

pruning the bare trees of winter

till everything is striped

to the bone

 

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