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to walk in los angeles...

January 04, 2021

to walk in los angeles
is maybe where the homeless 
man or woman might tell 
that you’ve been walking more than
they have;
while they watch you as you pass
with side eyed confused looks
“he must not be from here”
they say as they carry on to their tents
abandoned by the sun and by the seas
eyes they have for others
the rays and the sun and the smog 
with no eyes for them

is to wait in line
as if one was stuck in traffic
masks to cover faces
the queue moving slowly 
beckoning coughs
to spread a virus in a jail cell tent
swabs to grab saliva 
“have you been a good boy?”
or
was your journey more important 
your breath more needed 
to stop the sweat from clogging 
up your pores
to stop the rush of the recent jeep
that sped down the block
clipped the side of a mother and her children
turned out to avoid the next mother
and slowly squealed
screech 
screech
screech
until it landed on its head

is to be on flat earth
unsolid ground 
cracks in the middle 
of the streets that run forever 
quieter now than they’ve ever been
before
sunglasses near the trash that hid their 
tired eyes
froufrou hats that covered
falling hair 
clothes that warmed the thin bones 
underneath 
the hollywood sign

to walk in los angleles…
is to walk a very long time

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