Music, Gratitude Edition: A Walk On The Wild Side

Dear Toads, you probably know that since our last music prompt, we lost the patron saint of freaks and weirdos, poet laureate of the streets of New York, lover, preacherman, and tai chi master who really needs no introduction: LOU REED.

If you haven’t read Laurie Anderson’s obituary, and her tribute to him in Rolling Stone, you should. I wish I had known about the tribute that happened at Lincoln Center just a few days ago.

Love has gone away

and there's no one here now

And there's nothing left to say

but oh how I miss him, baby

Ah baby, come on and slip away

come on baby, why don't you slip away...

Please link up a new poem inspired by Lou Reed, the Velvet Underground, “Street Hassle,” the bowels of New York City, or what have you. Please keep your attention on Lou’s work for this prompt, as (spoiler!) next time, we’ll turn our focus to Laurie Anderson.