Street Encounter

Flash of red
    on the avenue 
  Streetlights turn from red to green 
   Car stops - money exchanged 
  A short spell of passion 
then the two of them go their separate ways
 Streetlights continue to shine 
This metropolis is full of pain
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Sirak Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 9:28 AM
Wow, powerful and so sad.
Meade Avatar
December 11, 2014 at 7:43 PM
Souls searching for love in all the wrong places. . .
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