"traffic"

[hapahaole]

glimmer

too many cars
on Ocean Park Blvd.
trying to run a simple errand
it’s taking up too much
of my day
off
Patti Smith sings
Helpless
melancholy accordian coils
through the car

outside
bright sunny socal breezy
buds popping
shiny new green growth
from last week’s showers
light the yard gardens

on the sidewalk
young couple kisses
tender gentle affection
he black hair slicked back
shades
red shirt
she blond bobbed
plaid skirt and sweatered
left knee bent
shoe dangles on rising foot
maybe if young love
still blossoms on a Spring afternoon
the banks can fall
the malls be shuttered
the government murders
the ice caps melt
drought war and famine take over
people driven crazy by
Morgellon’s
Monsanto can’t be stopped
feed lots feed cattle
dead house pets
and it won’t matter
maybe we’ll make it anyway
if young love
blossoms on Ocean Park Blvd.
on a bright sunny
cool windy spring day
the spectacle rages on
blathering
dithering
dying for the moment
it’s ignored


Rex Butters ©2009