Standing on a corner, waiting on her chance,
hungry, hopeless, a life vanquished.
Tattered clothes, lips purpled in a frown,
shivering in the cold, with blank eyes she seeks.
Weakened by hunger, she crumbles
grabbing for a nearby pole,
noticing a poster
she gazes at the image.
The picture of a young beautiful girl
lost to the streets of the night;
it reads, "please help us find Rebecca."
Through lips of anguish, she whispers faintly,
To all of the Rebeccas in the world, I pray for the grace to get through, simply through all of the ****. Great poem Tracey the imagery is outstanding.
A further collection of poems, many from years in the Middle East, but also the California San Francisco and Central Coast areas (Santa Cruz, Carmel, Big Sur, Berkeley, etc.).
Selected poems from previous & forthcoming collections together with Q&R apps on each page to enable audio rendition simultaneously with the written text
Early Works is an exhaustive compilation of the first decade of the poems and stories of Z.B.McClure. Included are family photos, rare personal photos, photos of 1st draft manuscripts of many of his early poems. Also some biography and memoir materia
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Sandie Angel :o)
where we stand almost nude
waiting to find the lost
of us
enjoyed this art ms
Janet