Sunday, February 10, 2008

Broken Glass

Broken Glass

Rolling down Cesar Chavez
I look left
I look right
I see
broken glass.

The men who live
under the freeway--

Every morning, they are
muttering
whistling
drinking 40s
shooting up between their toes
sleeping on the trash carpet
and it's 6:35.

Dodging broken glass
is what we do
every day.

Mostly I miss
but I've had my fair
share of flats.

And who do I blame?

I know how much
broken glass hurts.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I love it. How's about a book of poetry from the event from others to sell for the cause??? Ya know, it just might work. Momster

Unknown said...

41 days late, I love it too. Love Peter's idea also, let's chat on this one.