David Ignatow Street Poems

  • 1.
    Whatever we do, whether we light
    strangersâ?? cigarettesâ??it may turn out
    to be a detective wanting to know who is free
    with a light on a lonely street nightsâ??
    ...
  • 2.
    She was saying mad things:
    'To hell with the world!
    Love is all you need! Go on
    and get it! What are you
    ...
  • 3.
    Here in bed behind a brick wall
    I can make order and meaning,
    but how do I begin? How do I
    emerge without panic
    ...
  • 4.
    I stopped to pick up the bagel
    rolling away in the wind,
    annoyed with myself
    for having dropped it
    ...
Total 4 Street Poems by David Ignatow

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