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JerryPat2
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0 posted 2014-08-29 08:41 AM


candle's perfume seeks out the darkness
beer laced with whiskey
on demand
there she is
pencil thin eyebrows
super crimson lips and leering breasts
dangling flashing earrings
she's a poet vixen
cheap California bourbon
her poison
pen to paper her life
conning, manipulating, murder
her passion
she is identifiable in most crowded salons
tonight the coppers are closing in
she sniffs the air
she'd know copper smell anywhere
gin and doughnuts
bad news
she split with bullets dancing the jitterbug
around her
back door she went through
Fedora and working man's overalls
stashed behind garbage dump
quick change artist
she is and hit the street walking
can't run
she's a working man after all
hoping no one notices the spike heels
a cool kitten on the run
a neon shriek
comes from somewhere in the naked city
doll is running out of breath
or has she just had a run in her stockings?
she smiles
knowing she has beat them again
hails a taxi cruising by
as her ride pulls back in traffic
her hand goes up toward the back window
givin' the coppers
the one finger salute

©July 19, 2014 / Jerry Pat Bolton

~*~ If they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~

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Margherita
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Eternity
1 posted 2014-08-31 07:10 AM


Yes, noir influenced, but I must admit you have structured this very well, giving it a very cinematographic touch. Impressive.

Margherita

JerryPat2
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2 posted 2014-08-31 07:47 AM


Many thanks, Margherita, for you kind words.

~*~ If they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~

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