good to see you come out of lurking, Janet.
I really like the 2nd stanza's cuts & jabs...
Doug
On 27-Sep-07, at 12:40 AM, Janet Jackson wrote:
> black coat
>
>
> rain violent on the station roof
> I'm half-drunk at midnight
> waiting for the last train
> rain in my eyes, stupid
> black rain of goodbyes
>
> if I could wear this black coat all day all night
> meet eyes with a shared
> begin a beautiful
> if I could
> if I
>
> cold buzz terminal air
> I'm half-drunk at 8pm
> waiting for a boarding call
> black coat on my back
> black rain in my eyes
>
> if I could wear these lines on my face
> these lines just to
> touch you, to
> touch
> you
>
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> Janet Jackson <[log in to unmask]>
> www.myspace.com/poetjj
> www.proximity.webhop.net
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>
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