Series:
The Road to Perdition
The Road to Perdition, Michael, Verse II
The Road to Perdition, Quilted Wings, Verse III
Dawn's Rebellious Incitation
Captain Cur (England)
Poems by Captain Cur : 95 / 108
The Road to Perdition, Michael, Verse II
I found her working a city street.
I stopped.
I asked her price.
........................
........................
read full text »
Captain Cur
Poet's Notes about The Poem
Comments about this poem (The Road to Perdition, Michael, Verse II by Captain Cur )
People who read Captain Cur also read
Top 500 Poems
-
Phenomenal Woman
Maya Angelou
-
The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost
-
Still I Rise
Maya Angelou
-
If You Forget Me
Pablo Neruda
-
Dreams
Langston Hughes
-
Annabel Lee
Edgar Allan Poe
-
If
Rudyard Kipling
-
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost
-
A Dream Within A Dream
Edgar Allan Poe
-
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou

A powerful write. While not into violence I realise this is mythic (religious) fantasy told in a modern form with a tone of old detective stories from the 20th century. Liked the strong use of the single isolated line as retort or clarification or emphasis, terrific tool.