folks can smoke and shop, eat meat
off sticks at their leisure, wander about
with weenie dog balloon hats
to thwart the rain
people are of all types,
smiling or harrumphing at the prices
they say isn't that cute
or you've certainly got an eye for unique designs
these people are busy coordinating
their uniforms for the season, do
we accept checks? they say i like your
blackbean display, and if you don't
sell anything......most people,
will east most anything
***
and yet the exuberant sadness
in the peruvian pipe/drum/clapclap
far from home perhaps
to earn a living wage
cool hospital flavored sky
tramrails squawl with brakes
doors open awhile then close
to glide clattery slithering
thru the metro area
***
nothing surprises here
more than kindness.
thank you, and please
come back.
1995 portland
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