READ LOU

Lou Reed gave me-

the essence and all his strength 

A blue mask-

sad song a curl of 

his lip a look in his eye 

take no prisoners 

Look inside, a rock n roll 

animal-legendary 

heart goes out not with 

scotch tape, not with 

glue the gel of street-level 

humanity, adhere 

to an uncertain 

probability rushing 

on my run-

a radiance of strength 

to sustain in me another 

breath. 

American poet 

washed up on my shore you 

tore down my barricades.