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Have you seen the other side of the city today?
Time flows down the street
Sighing. Newspapers eddy
Circling along the shopfront
And catching on the bolts
That hold the ply-boards in place.
An aerosol affidavit proclaims
Denny's love for Mandy
While litter bins regurgitate
Styrofoam and burger wrappers
From last nights passing revellers.
Diesel rainbows dance the gutters
Bringing colour to the day
Amidst the concrete and decay.
A dog waters the lamp post
Whilst wind-moans hang around the
Telephone lines and chain-link
Remembering other days.
Either side of the street
The buildings' shoulders
Droop in the afternoon,
Waiting
Waiting......
10 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
diesel rainbows in the gutter..
I remember being a wee tiny child and my fascination with that ....
- Fr. AlLv 61 decade ago
Reminds me of the Windy City, tired and filthy. I long for a different vision, another side where hope and industry reign. Until then I will stay as far away as possible. It takes care and responsibility. When they film Chicago sets in Toronto they have to go in and remake the scene, adding trash and graffiti.
- Anonymous5 years ago
I think it's time to remove Mexico from our domestic policy-making, is what I think...Congress needs to brew up some of that Special Blend coffee and get fresh pen and paper, and actually formulate an effective, no-nonsense plan on Mexico. Get em out of our country, sob-stories and all...
- 1 decade ago
Fantastic reading on a not-so-fantastic topic. Very visual!
I absolutely love "An aeresol affidavit proclaims
Denny's love for Mandy."
Genius!
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- neonmanLv 71 decade ago
I hope you weren't thinking Buckingham Palace! lol Sounds like the construction site is getting you into a melancholy way! Great imagery.
- gigglingLv 51 decade ago
yes a familiar ring this brings
your style is hard to forget
bring it again to me
the colors of your world!
Had to giggle a little at 'a dog waters the lamp post' the mental image of a German shepherd came to my mind, an old male---looking for the score!
nice write!
- jennyLv 71 decade ago
Litter,litter, everywhere in city gutters
on shoulder's road and country ditches
A neat poetic picture of what we do not like to see.
- C.S.ScotkinLv 61 decade ago
You have painted a well constructed portrait of most big cities, so sad when we lose our desire to live in clean, beautiful cities. Very well written.
- -Lv 71 decade ago
I have now! Great visuals. Is this a repost....no, you did a Christmas one similar to it, I think.
Waiting, waiting...hmm, I think that, too, reminds me of a poem on here!
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