Street Voices

I love roofs and gutters
I love hidden back alleys
I love abandoned mill courtyards
I love inner city corners
The pigeons
Are nesting there
The rats
Crawl from their lairs
The snakes
Slither in the night
Spiders spin
Their endless web
I love your twisted bodies
I love your ugly faces
I want to hear your voices
Loud and angry voices
On the streets
In the heart of town
I'm tired of saints
I love you