Mouthstain bootscene in the bigsmoke by Paris Whitehead
(After Berlin Street Scene by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner)
walk with me, babe
and bring your boots.
we’ll split a ciggy,
split a johnny,
split the money from his missus,
and skip the ticket for the tram - why not??
good german boots
smudge charcoal
out on black ice cobblestone
a jerk into shadow.
they stamp out johnny,
too smoky!!
(now light me up again before i slip
Paris Whitehead is a poet based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Her work has featured in the Wordcore Wayfinders Showcase, and she was a finalist in the Utterance Worldwide Grand Slam for the Sunrose Arts Festival. She is going to pet every cat in this city. She’s probably with one right now.
