
Red Asphalt
A poem vividly portraying pain, suffering, injustice--dark days all around, faced by the narrator and his people at the hand of those who hold power.

A poem vividly portraying pain, suffering, injustice--dark days all around, faced by the narrator and his people at the hand of those who hold power.

Bulging bellies, meaty thighs
Carp faces, hurried feet, talks of money, car, wine and girls
Dry limbs hurry for a smooth end
Feisty girls to sharpen body ridges