The Late 1980’s On These Mean Streets Of The United States of Amerika
Submitted by Editor on August 29, 2007 – 8:57 am3 Comments
The Late 1980’s On These Mean Streets Of The
United States Of Amerika
by Doug Draime
Being in
my late
40’s ( an old
man
in some
people’s
book ) and
homeless,.
watching
my
days
fold
like a bad
poker
hand,
where the
few
chips
left on my
side
of the table
I
pushed
back
into
the game
and
I
let them ride
I
was treading
on
thin ice
and
I
thought
fuck it
I
might
as well
dance
and
I
danced
baby
I
danced
yes! so good.
yeah, the ending definitely makes this poem dance. what leads up to it is okay too, especially where the days fold like a bad poker hand. been there.
this has a great ending. by default i always enjoy poems about hobos, being a hobo, etc. its always amazing how few steps we are from being homeless ourselves.