Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Notes in Lawrence, Kansas

An alley shaded,

cool vibrations

celebrating today,

gracing the drone and hum

with creation and music,

shelter from the storming sun.

This alley is a path between points

connecting two veins,

collaborating spaces,

making them one.


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A black tongue from the joe,

Black lungs from the smoke,

71 in the shade that's blacker than the day,


The sun in this city lifts me,

these trees inspire.

I breathe easily in lieu of those lights

on big buildings, monoliths and gravities

ever stretching me thin, exhausting smog

roasting my skin, the sun in that city harassed me.


A black tongue and black lungs back home

is a taste of escape from the machine.

Here, i'm not suffocating,

welcomed by open skies,

hopeful people living

To live,

Not waiting to die

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