Ten Poems

Jewelry sold
Time’s getting old
And the crosswalks are wide
 

Blink
Stroller mom
Sidewalk thinking other things
Shopping-cart bum
Blink
 

Fresh trim to adorn
Houses been torn
Paint worn
Reborn
 

Freedom?
            Richdom
            Poordom
Freedom?
            Babydom
            Elderlydom
Freedom?
            Blackdom
            Whitedom
            Mexicandom
 

An overflowing abortion clinic
And a high horse political cynic
 

Door was open wide
Stepped through
You were not inside
 

You gave
Nice Smile
I’ll behave
Rusty knife
Placid life
 

Professor Loague has a backwards hat and asks many questions
 

Stumps
Are understandable
When I’m wandering.
Roofs and forests above
 

Where
Are
Silver toy cars?
Here
Comes
A large animal