And the Colored Girls Sing

And the colored girls sing (A tribute to Lou Reed) “Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets” Dragging the soul of a contender who painted crooked lines and dotted futures Spinning lies on the edges of gossamer wings, then lickin her lips, black as night patterned velvet while tracing underground sidewalks in glittered graffiti and menu’d offerings “Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat” Digging in the pockets of her intended victims, tossing lint to the curb in puddles of drool Singing in a voice louder than her grumbling stomach now exposed to the harsh winter of tomorrow as foot soldier scarves in drab green wrap her twisting ankles from the cold “Went to the Apollo” Standing in a long line for a ticket to this sold out show, basking in the marquee lights Collecting auditions from drifters and finding her melody in a passing taxi, yellow as her checkered present, ignoring her cries to be ridden “You should have seen him go, go, go” Exhaust fumes mixed with knock off Channel #5 and scraping stiletto heels sparking on the emotions of an ill fitting t-shirt with Lou Reed’s face stretched to the limits of her darkly carved wild side, she falls in line, fourth from the right as metronome earrings sway in rhythm “and the colored girls sing…” The quoted lines are from the Lou Reed song, “Walk on the Wild Side”