poetry

not shopping

not shopping

almost a month
since I set foot in a store

probably the longest time in my life
except maybe college
(but I don’t think so –
College and Variety
Luigi’s and the Bookstore
Nothing but the Blues and Shaw’s
got a little of me here and there)

one month of gazing at the woods:
a terrible way to get better

poetry

Latin vs. Norteamérica

Latin vs. Norteamérica

in Perú
plazas are a spot of shade and color
refreshing water tossed into air
benches to rest, watch the world, meet a friend
flowers to remind you the whole world isn’t barren
and a promise of salvation at one end

in America
plazas are strip malls