Cold sprawl

By Dr Benway

Its almost too painful to wait
to ignore, to doubt.

Driving slowly
Ice cracking under the tires
radio blasting static
I try to drink in the cold air
but it just burns my lungs.

crossing my legs one way
then the other,
banging my heavy boots together
"there's no place like home"
"there's no place like..."Oh, fuck this

Again, on the same sour streets
seeing same sour faces
hearing the same sour lies
I don't belong here,
I know I don't

Drop
bubble
slurp
swirl
like a rusty nail through old leather
and then a moan
and then a moan...

Maybe I do belong here after all

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Published on Monday, February 7, 2005. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "Cold sprawl"

On Thursday, March 31, 2005, A Velvet Tongue (434) wrote:

oh but this one is marvelous...the prodigal son returns! on the favs it goes
On Thursday, February 10, 2005, Zara Synn (57) wrote:

The "Drop bubble slurp swirl" instantly reminded me of the movie Requiem for a Dream...I loved the images you painted...as sick as it may sound, I found them beautiful.
On Tuesday, February 8, 2005, flying_fox (571) wrote:

you have an original and hard-hitting style. It is very powerful... this is the second work of yours I've read, and I'll be going back for more. Bravo.
On Tuesday, February 8, 2005, Six-Out (1423) wrote:

fuck man. Talk about hitting where i am on the head. This chips away at me in ways that not many things can...
On Tuesday, February 8, 2005, Dr Benway (48) wrote:

YOu sure dont need my help, from that mail I got from you tonight, It sounds like you are doing a pretty damn good job of chipping away at yourself...
On Monday, February 7, 2005, AniDayz (812) wrote:

kickass
On Monday, February 7, 2005, The Crimson Queen (917) wrote:

damn hun....i'm speechless
On Monday, February 7, 2005, The Crimson Queen (917) wrote:

but i can say i liked the imagery here... its well written :)