- Non-Erotic Poetry
- misturn of fortune
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(1)
the last green butterflies out of my pocket
light i go up a down going escalator
dizzy i go up the highway of rain
crazy i go up in black smoke
only yesterday my skyscrapers were
crossing the street on a red light
i didn't sit tight in my suburb how dumb
today you can call me a bum
(2)
before i die streetful and homeless
when air will bite my lungs
will i care that thoughts in my hat
used to be sharper than frost
when sleeping in a forgotten corner
of a full of abuses station
hoping for heat to be turned on
on that night
will i care that my heart
used to be warmer than sun
on that night streetful and homeless
will i die "happy" remembering that
on the sunny side of Earth
each moment was equally rotten
(3)
you've listened to me
with your mouth hanging open
the payment is due
now spare me a quarter
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W. Holsztynski
© 1982~1988
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