Thursday, January 5, 2012

Year of writing 5

1/5/12

third and jefferson

razor wire, brick, and concrete
Hold jack London's ghost
In a stiff embrace

Streetlights form
A sad parade
A spotlight for broken bottles

Rust attaches itself
To door handles and chain link
desperate, slow

I'm here early again
Waiting for the people
To spill down the street

Like an upturned toy box
I watch them line outside
And wonder who will be left behind.

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