Thursday, July 8, 2010

My Days

My days are a study in contrast. When I awake:

DogSongs

Ruff and rush through door

Scatter stones, flutter wings

Rabbit-scurry.  Morning.


When I drive to work:

The Unsung

Walk the paths

Drive the streets

Look around

Dirt and concrete

Weeds and cactii

Brick, adobe

These abound.

 

Occasional dog

Mother and child

Old lady pushing a cart

Group at bus stop

Trucks and cars

Signs and buildings

Relentless heat.

 

Behind the doors

Dark and shuttered

The old squirm

In their diapers

Waiting for some relief

From hunger, boredom

Pain and hopelessness

Their lives have come to grief.

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