Old Saltwater street

By Dr Benway

Under a fence and over a wall
Passed three street preachers and four shopping carts
Knocking... once, then twice, then once again.
"Welcome back, it's so good to see you"
She never looks up from the ground.

Worn leather and cheap sunglasses
Rusted pipes and painted concrete
Like some cliché driven cyberpunk novel
Prologue -live fast die young
Bibliography -see prologue

Cold room, hot veins, cold lips, sweaty palms
"You used to want me, I used to love you,"
"Do you remember, do you?"
"Sorry lady, but no I don't"
now can I please borrow your belt?

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Published on Saturday, May 28, 2005. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "Old Saltwater street"

On Tuesday, April 6, 2010, Kittykat (35) wrote:

This makes me want to kiss your forehead and make addiction not exist. So sad
A former member wrote: Oh man, I was just revisiting and this poem hits hard every time.... no matter how many times I've read it. So amazing! This reminds me a wee bit 'o' Irvine Welsh ....? ....-samone
A former member wrote: wow. this is fucking intense. the last stanza was great. this poem reads in a very live fast, die young sort of way. i love this. ....-samone
On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, AniDayz (812) wrote:

dammit i miss u. glad i got to read this---this mindbending in the darkened corners of every.fucking.thing i could possibly imagine from this piece of art. thankyou
On Sunday, May 29, 2005, Zara Synn (57) wrote:

I'm so glad to see you're back...I love this poem, as always. I too know what it's like to come back after so long...
On Sunday, May 29, 2005, The Crimson Queen (917) wrote:

OMG!!! be still my heart..he lives! hehe...i have missed you sooo much ^_^ and i see you still have your gift with words *hugs*
On Saturday, May 28, 2005, Elegant Kiss (178) wrote:

You have such a unique voice. I'm always left wondering exactly what happened. I read too far into.. and I try to figure out exactly what inspired it, what this meant.. what that meant...
On Saturday, May 28, 2005, Elegant Kiss (178) wrote:

Usually I'm content with reading something and taking just what I take from it.. But half a handful of people make that not enough... you're one of them. I've missed you.