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Scurrying down 19th Avenue
Rain misting softly
car exhaust lingering, acrid smoke
From smoker's lungs drifts lazily in the still air
Shop windows
shop displays
Waxy mannequins flaunting drab fashions flash past
My dull brown eyes, fixed on the cracked grey pavement
There, in the dim light
Red umbrella
stands alone, glowing bright
Sheltering passersby from the softly misting rain
Red umbrella
white cart
Colorful sign displaying prices:
Vegetarian: $ 2.50 Chicken: $3.00 Pork: $3.00 Barbecued Beef: $3.50...
He smiles, self assured
cheerful words
Lighting up the cold sky and plumes of smoke
With exotic words like pico de gallo or crema agria
None so exquisite
As that first warm breath
spiraling up in a curl of steam
From a faraway land of lightning and sunshine
Nor the first bite
First taste
Dancing a fiery tango on your tongue
Burning sweetly, exploding in vibrant exultation. Consummation
Enough to bring tears
Nostalgia for a place you have never been
A longing desire
Left unfulfilled after the last crumb of masa is long gone
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Scurrying down 19th Avenue
Snow falling softly
Fresh, cold wind bites my fingers
Stings my lips with icy regret
There, in the twilight
empty corner stands alone
I stand with it, facing the white sky
As frozen tears drift sadly to the cracked grey pavement
The tamale man
no longer smiling
red umbrella faded
Colorful sign gone without a trace
No one left
to mark his passing
But one girl, and the sky
And a corner on 19th Avenue
- Title: The Tamale Man
- Artist: Tinariwen
- Description: Something I wrote on the train. It is a true story, sadly, and I felt I ought to make a tribute to it. I don't care if no one is interested, since it isn't about love or pain or something normal teenagers are interested in, but if you have the time and enjoy poetry, give it a shot.
- Date: 10/16/2008
- Tags: tamale life regret
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Comments (3 Comments)
- Tinariwen - 07/24/2009
- Thanks. ^^
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- Apocalyptic Beatdown - 04/20/2009
- i bet no one bothered to see how good this poem really is. and this is actually one of the better out of the ordinary poems I've seen 5
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- tksunshine93 - 10/16/2008
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very well done
i like it a lot
it's unique and who says poetry has to be about love or pain?
so good job!!!
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