- Non-Erotic Poetry
- Ghosts
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footprints in the mud
down the back alley
behind the discount store
dark shadows steaming
against the brick wall
right at the loading dock
I saw two become one
it didn't grow
just got heavier
I heard it clap wetness
in the dusk and felt
the corner chill to cold
warnings not to pass by here
depravity waits with black cats
witches hats and ghosts
A haunted life of loneliness waits
unless someone pays the price
for tricky visits and pocket treats
in blood, in breath, in innocence
a shortcut to those houses
with expensive shell-outs
ghost in, ghost out
the monster waits for justice
to treat him for his trick
- COMMENTS
twelveooneover 11 years agomystery in just the right proportion
"dark shadows" usually i quibble about this
ghost in, ghost out, and damn!
even if i was in high critique mode easy 5
esp. for this:
I saw two become one
it didn't grow
just got heavier
Desejoover 11 years agoEvery time I read this, some other twist, association or possible meaning comes to mind. I have read it several times now. The result is that I both like it more, and believe I understand it less. I can live with levels of meaning, but the one thing that I find hard to grasp is why this starts out with footprints in the mud behind a discount store, and how that ultimately ties back into the final verse.
tazz317over 11 years agomonsters lay in wait for tricks and treats, TK U MLJ LV NV
