Chicago-MAN
By Tim Egan
When he walked down Michigan Avenue
The motherfucker looked like he should have a theme song
Maybe big brass sounding sharp and trumpeting "Rags to Riches"
Or the masterful mix of "Walk This Way" by Run and Aerosmith
Could be the crooning cool of Dean’s "Ain’t That a Kick"
Or a hundred other grab-you-by-the-balls songs
But a theme song seems appropriate for a guy who looks like he owns Chicago
Good looking but not California kale and Pilates handsome
Chicago tough-looking with a deviated nose
Scars on one side of his upper lip and more over one eye
He walks tough...
in sync with having to be someplace important
and where someone is worried of what will happen when he gets there
There’s no fear in fixed-forward eyes focused on devouring the life in front of him
He’s not just a man from Chicago, he’s Chicago-MAN
