TITLE (EDIT)
Ghetto Streets (1984) |
DESCRIPTION
he poem is about a time when Detroit was both a glamorous and dangerous city.
[87 words] |
AUTHOR
Charly Forney |
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Charly Forney is a pen name for Piper Davenport, who is a recovering writer. The last time she checked, she had a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. A self-proclaimed turtle, she dreams of becoming stranger over time.
[November 2009] |
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (1)
Sestina! An Ode To The Gatekeeper! (Poetry) The gatekeeper's odyssey [364 words]
|
Ghetto Streets (1984)
Charly Forney
Black as midnight, dark as sin,
a woman opened her legs and
let him in. Blood-red hot eyes
and alcohol consumed them,
as their rhythm beat the same drum.
A prostitute addicted to drugs, and
a woman-beating punk became one.
Back of an alley, only a dirty cat
moved. Sweat collided as raggedy
cars skidded by. Rough, tough
neighborhood . . . no doctors or
lawyers seen. He slapped her
as heroin made a comeback into
her veins. Fires blazed as Detroit
gained arson capital reputation.
Life wasn't a peanut butter and
jelly sandwich. All of this happened
on the mean, ghetto streets (1984).
|
|
Submit Your Review for Ghetto Streets (1984)
Required fields are marked with (*).
Your e-mail address will not be displayed.
|
|
Submit Your Rating for Ghetto Streets (1984)
|
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
© 1997 Charly Forney |
STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
December 2009 |
NUMBER OF TIMES TITLE VIEWED
1238
|
