Saturday, August 27, 2011

in the South Bay

in the South Bay with words
pouring down everywhere
i nearly had an aneurysm waiting
for a taxi, watching those cars
speed through each other, weaving
in and out of compact spots

there's ice on my breath
a whirlwind is on its way

i am not ready to see these streets
swallowed by water
or see these young, stick-like trees
get snapped and bullied
and dropped on the curb like a penny

in the South Bay with shopping bags
i just got here and i'm staying tomorrow
12-stories high where the rain is hard,
the bibles are well-stocked
and i've got nothing but a light and some letters
which you should be getting
sometime soon

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