Redemption's Rescue Poem by Lisa Arnold

coffee-stained
James Dean
T-shirt
blue jeans torn
at both knees

tenth cigarette
burning
in ashtray
another frozen dinner
cooking in oven

empty Jack
Daniels
bottle turned
on its side

twenty-five dollars
in pocket
eviction notice
crumpled on floor

empty thoughts
ramble
inside
weary mind

vacant eyes
glare through
veiled mirror
reflection

contemplating
a reckless fate,
while praying for
redemption's
rescue.

©2009