Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Street


The clown, with his red cherub face
A maggot twisting, in his brain
The jack-booted leather Christian
With dull razorblades, down his spine

Staring down, from high windows
The taste of gin, upon their tongues
Lusty fire crackling, in red eyes
Peering, through a glowing skylight

Her luscious body lies reclined
Naked, upon a soft, red divan
Bathed, by the nocturnal moonlight
Dark hair, caressing full breasts

Wineglass in her ruby nailed hand
Cigarette smoke hanging like a mist
Within a glassed, fishbowl perch
She’s well aware of her voyeurs

In the concrete valley below
A wood fire, perfumed grey fog
Creeps, through the emerald city
Soft street sounds, echoing upward

A lone saxophone, serenades
The battered open case, lying
Before white patent leather shoes
A hooded figure at the keys
With faded, fingerless gloves

The sound of blues, bathing the air
Reflecting off tall, smoky windows
A yellow cab, slowly crawls to a halt
Door popped, by a finely dressed doorman
He receives, a firm diamonded hand

Stiletto heels, strike concrete
She walks the carpeted runway
The cipher locked door clicks
A crisp, fresh, twenty is passed
The green silked image melts inside

A close siren screams, and hearts skip
Gunshots ring, and distant tires squeal
The saxophone player pauses, for a breath
The clown and Christian, shift their lusty gaze

© Copyrights G. Jones 2012

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