a leather boot faced lady
laced into life
cries at night for faded flamingos
she carries an empty packet of cigarettes
...
It happens on a street
a cleaner eats like the dogs
and lays slumped over Gladys
on a rainbow colored mattress
...
Oh! How I wish you could see the snow
The thick gully of ashes
Crisp in the grey tumbleweed reflection
The dusty outskirts that curve over curbs
...
Popcorn Dreams
a leather boot faced lady
laced into life
cries at night for faded flamingos
she carries an empty packet of cigarettes
in her left breast
a pocket full of hope
a brazen bride
she stooped to god
and promised him everything
yet nothing at all
she married a lover
that didn't love her
another kiss misses its target