Naked Souls in the Naked City

 

The sunset burns

A psychedelic semblance

Gasoline rainbows paint

The sidewalks, an abstract canvas

 

The buildings silhouetted

Against a transparent moon

Paper thin clouds hang

Like theater curtains on the city stage

 

A hobo opera with madmen monologues

Play out in alleyway mise en scene

Red light exhaust inhaling the glow

Of the street from a hotel window

 

Naked souls in this naked city

Beneath satin sheets and

The cigarette smoke, which lingers

In the air like our final words

 

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Strong poetry with words that create some good visions. Each set of lines allow the reader to feel a part of this poem. I like the ending to the outstanding poem.
Coyote

[JimmyFlux]

Killer. It's like I'm living downtown again.
I like the juxtaposition in phrases like 'gasoline rainbows' and 'hobo opera'.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Beautiful, reminds me of being deep in the urban jungle just after sunset.