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renegrade dream and the jonestown jungle
by Nanette Bellmani'm standing on a corner
in the not so red light district.
faux fur coat. blonde ambition.
you must think this is "pretty woman" all over again.
you asked "meet me anywhere in the world, baby"
and i pin the tail on a dark alley.
if i'm going to be trash, i might as well be at home.
we climbed our way into the dumpster.
in time we drank gasoline from the bottle
and fucked out our wrinkles like a knife through my gums.
i dug through your pockets, emptying wallets
making you "john doe"
for when your body's ash goes missing
i'll tell them spontaneous combustion, just in case.
even though the devil made me do it.
11/19/2008 Author's Note: thank you rooney.
Posted on 11/20/2008
Copyright © 2024 Nanette Bellman
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Johnny Crimson on 11/20/08 at 01:38 AM umm... u nailed it. I mean really, really good nan. Wow. |
| Posted by Johnny Crimson on 11/20/08 at 01:39 AM "if i'm going to be trash, i might as well be at home.
we climbed our way into the dumpster."
sorry just had to point out my favorite lines. |
| Posted by Anita Mac on 11/22/08 at 03:42 AM LOVE the 3rd stanza! Very nice... |
| Posted by Nikki Rice on 05/04/09 at 06:39 PM Love it. "and i pin the tail on a dark alley.
if i'm going to be trash, i might as well be at home." |
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