you walk
in a forgotten part of town
a storm breaks up yr marriage
& you duck into a (dark) (deserted)
curio shop
to escape the acid rain
the owner offers a drop of brandy
to ward off the chill
(that you can't seem to shake)
then, of course
a girl has to shop
& on a dusty shelf
in a lost corner
you spot an unpainted
angel
with a broken wing
you reach to pick it up
& as you touch it
a snippet of a song
plays in yr head
the words are on the tip of yr
tongue
you caress the broken angel
& hum
& kiss its tired lips
& feel a jolt of electricity
down there
& you ask the proprietor
for the facilities
& when you close the door
behind you
you realise yr still
clutching the angel
& you set it on the edge of the sink
in front of you
& you could swear that
its watching you
as you lift yr skirt
& lower yr panties
& enjoy the feeling
of being watched
while you pee
you feel a little silly
walking back to the counter
& as you hand the
broken angel
back to the owner
you drop it
smashing it to tiny pieces
'oh my god'
you say
'i'm so sorry'
the owner smiles
at yr young
& pretty face
says
'its okay,
that old angel
may have been worth
something once,
but its been worthless
for some time now'
-(6/12/10) al-gene pennisom III
in a forgotten part of town
a storm breaks up yr marriage
& you duck into a (dark) (deserted)
curio shop
to escape the acid rain
the owner offers a drop of brandy
to ward off the chill
(that you can't seem to shake)
then, of course
a girl has to shop
& on a dusty shelf
in a lost corner
you spot an unpainted
angel
with a broken wing
you reach to pick it up
& as you touch it
a snippet of a song
plays in yr head
the words are on the tip of yr
tongue
you caress the broken angel
& hum
& kiss its tired lips
& feel a jolt of electricity
down there
& you ask the proprietor
for the facilities
& when you close the door
behind you
you realise yr still
clutching the angel
& you set it on the edge of the sink
in front of you
& you could swear that
its watching you
as you lift yr skirt
& lower yr panties
& enjoy the feeling
of being watched
while you pee
you feel a little silly
walking back to the counter
& as you hand the
broken angel
back to the owner
you drop it
smashing it to tiny pieces
'oh my god'
you say
'i'm so sorry'
the owner smiles
at yr young
& pretty face
says
'its okay,
that old angel
may have been worth
something once,
but its been worthless
for some time now'
-(6/12/10) al-gene pennisom III