Richmond part 1

Richmond part 1

Some hum drum

Sound snap

The sound of a

Mosquito buzzing by my ear

The sound of a wind-shield

Breaking

Jackhammers

Men shoveling dirt

Cars whiz by

Birds sing the eternal song

Trees rustle

Nudes fall from the trees

While singers

Mimic the birds

I am lost in this landscape

Dogs bark

Cats mating wail

Men pass by in black

Minivans

Blasting ghetto rap

The dogs wear chain link

Fences around their necks

Men suspended

In their suspenders

And their black

Stocking caps

Car alarms sing out to the world

Cops

Blaze by

In their black and whites

Sirens screaming

From the rocks below

Gunfire rattles

Like bottle rockets on fourth of July

Mexican Markets straddle the streets

And Asian restaurants

Dot the world proclaiming

“No msg”

Music from block to block changes

So do cars and lawns

Some people love cactus

Nudes fall from the cactus

The cacti are nude

Naked birds

And naked cats

And naked sky

Clothed men on bikes

Pass by ….