She Bleeds For Brooklyn
She lives with low rent day dreams,
on no name backstreets.
Dirty sidewalks made from
quicksand concrete,
There's no yellow brick road.
In this city like desert
without an oasis.
Hope a disease
that breeds in places,
Where God wouldn't go.
In the air there's a stench.
The smell of desperation.
And lives are stamped
with a date of expiration.
The Devil's grip on their souls.
Night crashes down with
the sound of a train wreck.
She's on the prowl for love
and everyone's suspect,
But they leave her cold.
She cries with a sound
that no one can hear.
Her eyes lost their voice
Now she can't speak with tears
She wonders 'bout life
on the other side of the mirror.
Kneels down for one more
unanswered prayer.
But there's no one
listening out there!
And she bleeds, she bleeds for Brooklyn
She's hemorrhaging
lies and alibis.
She bleeds,
she bleeds for Brooklyn.
Break free Persephone.
Brooklyn left the front porch light on.
Copyright © Judge Santiago Burdon | Year Posted 2018
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