Veronica

By Numbers Peppelini

She steps back

hollow sunken eyes

to fix the value of

short dime bags

street corner hustle

and being out of pocket


The ole' clock goes tic toc

Milk trucks make
their morning rounds

While children drudge

grudgingly to school


"What's the skinny?"
      she asks


" Pure poison how many? "

 
" Half load"


"Gimmicks to go?"

but she is already gone

to where all clocks stop


and children

let out from school


to empty houses
filled with people


while she is but

15 minutes cheap

from a short train


to giving up the ghost

7 bags long of reaching


her final precipice

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Copyright 2013 Numbers Peppelini
Published on Tuesday, November 19, 2013.     Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

Veronica, died at the ripe ole age of 26, She acquired her nickname because she could fast stride down a street with no problem, high on her dope, though her upper torso would be 90 derees to her upright legs....Hence the name
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  • Intoxicating Delirium On Wednesday, March 5, 2014, Intoxicating Delirium (275)By person wrote:

    what a fantastic write!! I like everything about this. it flows so nicely and really was a pleasure to read.. Nice write :)

  • FadedBlues On Wednesday, November 20, 2013, FadedBlues (2172)By person wrote:

    ...'street blues': now you're in my neighborhood. always, poetry born out of tragedy...

  • megaprime81 On Tuesday, November 19, 2013, megaprime81 (743)By person wrote:

    Nice tribute.

  • blue angel On Tuesday, November 19, 2013, blue angel (877)By person wrote:

    The street wise imagery is to die for. A many soul will undoubtedly tread the same path to that speedy departure :)~ Cool read, Numbers

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