1972
Poetry
by Michael F. Nyiri
My Hometown
Robots sucking up the dust Lamplights perpendicularly perfect New parkinglot 4 gasstation corners harboring hungry automobiles Gang hangout over on Shirley St. Gang hangout over on Eunice St. Gang hangout on the boulevard One lamplight bending unpependicularly ruining the scenery Of ripped open storefronts and ripped off merchandise and ripped up billboards and black spraypaint on the policestation walls. Robots spewing forth exhaust White parallel lines on the road Black rubber marks in the intersection Gang hangout in the hardware store Gang hangout in the food store Gang hangout in two of the 4 gasstation corners... Robots collecting money Robots arresting violators Robots applauding entertainers Gang hangout downtown Gang hangout uptown Gang hangout across the street Robots this gang hangout there Robots that gang hangout here Robots robots robots Gang hangout gang hangout gang hangout Robots standing under perpendicular lamplight frenching goodnight Gang hangout over at city hall.
copyright 2001 by Michael F. Nyiri
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