no one walks into an alley like this alley
not here
not tonight
not in this part of this town
sky forbids stars
traffic is hushed
its well lit
but so what ?
rot spreads
painted words
on cement walls
harsh illiterate faded true
but so what ?
mutants and sheep
under my boots is
the busted plastic corners
of a busted music cassette
magnetic tape giddy and sleek and brown
unspooled into the shape of wind
a busted music cassette
i think
that takes me back
oh yes
that takes me back
but so what ?
its over now
i got a piece of lead pipe
its all i need
get it done
i smoke butt after butt
like each is my last butt
theres yesterdays paper
trapped between the breeze
and a hard place
obits make the front pages these days
and i feel like
yes i feel like
we are saying goodbye
to the 20th c
day by day
but so what ?
thin sliced meat
i throw my butt
edge my shoes into the dirty white light
i got a piece of lead pipe
its all i need
i see a shadow at the other end
i wonder if its who its meant to be
and if that matters
any more
finish it
rot spread
and so what ?
get it done
from pixabay
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