the charms of city life
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013Potholes, beheaded
parking meters, graffiti,
gunshots, uncut weeds.
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Potholes, beheaded
parking meters, graffiti,
gunshots, uncut weeds.
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The task nagged at him
sotto voce. But all the
distractions shouted.
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Anxiety and
stress cleave to each side, always
minding the next step.
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The trees shiver in
anticipation of their
looming nudity.
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They held their breath and
waited for the imminent
arrival of fall.
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Them yokels bring their
redneck reality to
cable’s boundless swamp.
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His stock countenance
was fueled by sour lemons
and a foul odor.
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The power over
words can sway minds and rally
hearts and warp nations.
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The applicants filled
out long checklists to match up
their insane ideals.
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They built it, and we
came. They played hard, and they won.
And we won as well.
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The murder of four
girls in Birmingham still haunts
the city and world.
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Eulogies and shared
stories yield to a Facebook
wall of memories.
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Hot dogs and kraut, fresh
chalk on the field, beer suds, paint
and ballplayer sweat.
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Walk a mile in their
shoes, they said. It’ll be fun,
they said. So I did.
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We have tossed aside
freedom to eavesdrop and bomb
and make others rich.
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