autumn evening journey
a girl in a black jumper
covers her face with her arms
seemingless attempt to mask herself
either from the october cold
or the empty seats inside the restaurant
an empty medicine strip lays on the floor
next to a mercedes
stripped of its hood ornament
like a bald lion...
***
descending down the stone stairs
its impossible
not to spot three asian stoners
perform alchemy with a marlboro light
crumbling themselves away
their insides escaping
the containment
of the thin paper white tube...
***
we cling on to red metal poles
and allow white headphone cables
to define us
being caught by a mesh of
multicoloured infinity
as we fall
her sunken face remains.
owen calvert
Thu 28th Oct 2010 15:07
eyyup guys thanks for the comments, i'm happy to hear you liked the poem.
the reason for the elipses is because i wrote the poem on my mobile phone and had to make seperate txt drafts, but i see your point steven.
janet - on reflection i think you're right about the lion image. i included it because of the pride involved in having a merc, but maybe taking out the lion bit will make it more powerful. will think about that one, thank you.
cheers winston, i'm glad you enjoyed it! had a midnight poetry reading session?