Hot Town

Summer in the City

By: Charles Giuliano - Jul 01, 2016

Hot Town

Scorcher
Sidewalks melting
Lower East Side
303 East 11th Street
Electricity turned off
No fans
Food spoiled
Candles at night
Gas though
Fairly cheap
Hot water and coffee
Bathtub in the kitchen
Between gigs
Living on the dole
Employed come fall
Kids gone wild
Hydrants opened
Playing with water
Keeping cool
Raising hell
Tin can
Open both ends
Jump out of nowhere
Quick squat
Gusher redirected
Neat trick
Powerful blast
Aimed at
Open windows
Or passing cars
Howls of laughter
Driver drenched
One got out
Chased Loco
Caught up
Broke his leg
Hobbled about
Rest of  summer
Hard lesson learned
Grew up deranged
Urban jungle
Only the strong
Survive