P.A. Levy

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wrong side of town

night knows
no difference
the city
overgrown with
lights dramas
never quiet
rustle of
old news
fast food
litter feast
clatter cans
rolling drunk
sirens blue
flash red
flash blue
tail glow
rubber skid
high screech
tarmac scars
windscreen wipers
waltz back
and forth
and back
and forth
thumped car
horns fume
carbon monoxide
C O
air brakes
pavement cracks
S T R E S S
frac//tures
broken hearts
sit in
bus shelters
tagged castaways
drudge occupations

heavy air
drizzle expressions
splash puddles
twirling umbrellas

girl waits
checks watch
he’s late
there’ll be
WORDS
she paces
her heels
morse tapping
S O S

shadows inhale
breathe
HER
she’s prey
soft target
lamb and
bad scum
city story
they want
cards jewels
phone cash
SNATCH
she feels
their skag
dead eyes
licking the
tops of
her thighs
and hears
the following
whispers and
dark footsteps

she turns
back towards
bus stop
W I T H
prayers in
her mascara

shared wrap
spoon fed
flick blade
H A S
stainless things
to say
screams frantic
back street
filth grime
hand over
lipstick
muffles panic
grab handfuls
golden curls
dragged into
alley
twinkles
broken glass
all that
glitters is
not treasure
glint
flash
slices her
knicker
elastic
N O T
true blonde
shy mousey

she struggles
covering breast
ripped from
her blouse
nipple lick
instincts kick
cat claws
swipe scratch
flick blade
penetrates and
penetrates and
penetrates she
sobs and
begs

gasps
ejects breath
wilted flower

<<police tape>>
crime scene
DO NOT
cross