Saturday 14 July 2012

My Slum Bred Friend: A poem

Alcoholic-maimed, unwanted youth
Socratic mind, twisted and condemned
Points out of line, stigmatised
Bed in wall mating, slum-sister seducing

The rats nibbled the milk tops while you slept
Corrupted child of despair

Woman-yearning, unconsummated
Male-loving but undesired
A social wreck
Joke-cracking on icy air

The rats nibbled the milk tops while you slept 
Corrupted child of despair

Beer-slurping in bar corner
I listen as he spews out soul
Without armour
A piece of tin
That's kicked by any passing gin

The rats nibbled the milk tops while you slept
Corrupted child of despair

I will hold you, grip hard my hand
Mockery of a man
Who I call friend
A parasite, a weed
Whose tendrils suck
The life-sap from my veins

The rats nibbled the milk tops while you slept



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