Damen Avenue
(Dean)
Driving south
on Damen Avenue
past the places
we used to go to
boarded-up buildings
& abandoned lots
fading memories
mark the spots
we pulled over
to pitch some woo
on Damen Avenue
I knew a girl
rode on the bus
always got off
just ahead of us
to buy cigarettes
at the corner store
lately she doesn't
stop in anymore
she's off smoking
somewhere new
anyplace but Damen Avenue
North of here
is a prettier place
where people look you
straight in the face
& no one's stoned
out cold in a doorway
carelessly
pissing their lives away
they've got plenty
of things to do
off Damen Avenue
Let's make a deal
we won't talk
rehashing the past
let's just take a walk
& look in windows
& have a couple of drinks
the last thing I
want to do is think
while I'm hanging
out with you
on Damen Avenue
Copyright 1996 h 1997
Larry O. Dean
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