City Fire Sparks

A scratching at dusty glass from piano keys

In a lace attic catacombs chests
bathed in blue panic 
room stained window

Hiding from the tell to show
away bitter clown faces without
makeup to disguise frowns
from smiles 

Glass of Rose wine in hand 

Half black and white 
harlequim dress worn
like princess Di

Bitting down on fretted untuned
strings

Yellow taxi clock running outside
in a traffic jam carpark

Great expectations Dickensian
clambering down unsteady 
unsafe ladders

Floor by floor at breakneck speed
scissors running in hand

Final destination paused

Star's

City , Sparks , Fire 

Takes me back melancholic
reminding me what it was
like to be a torturous teen

Dreaming of wanton love
and how fragile youth is
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Proxenos Avatar
November 28, 2020 at 7:25 AM
I enjoyed your different, exotic and extraordinary poem, I thought I was reading the words of a Leonard Cohen song. So well penned Christopher. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.
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November 28, 2020 at 7:37 PM
Thank you Jen Now there was a poet Leonard Cohen Cheers Jen love your comments They for and to me are my or a true blessing Hugs
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