I No Longer Walk Down Your Street

- So as not to get beat -

I no longer

Walk down your street

As I'm afraid of

Some folks I might meet

As their forgiveness

Is not a done feat

No, I no longer

Walk down your street

As I'm afraid

I'll get my a*s beat

And beat tout suite

Jim Lonsdale Poetry 2025

Author's Note

Pardon my Anglicized French ;)

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

So many questions raised by this interesting write. Forgiveness for what. And why would it not be granted...how great the transgression.
Or, is it a metaphorical street?
One that is just between speaker and subject...and getting beaten metaphorically, figuratively rather than literally.
This is the kind of poem I really love. It allows me to go so many places all at once.

[Desert Knave]

Thank you so much. The poem was inspired by the actions of a set of in-laws that were extremely nasty after a separation. ~Jim