Donna
lewd, shrewd, crude
Criticizing, terrorizing, monopolizing
damsel. delinquent, diva, delusional drama queen
demanding, domineering, deviating
likes procrastinating, wants romantic relations, seeks instant gratification
bossy, stubborn,
my 16 year old niece
Cuenca’s Weekday Teenagers
uniformed in Parochial Tribes
donning sweaters, skirts, slacks,
in crimson, scarlet, emerald, and navy blue
roaming, rendezvousing, chilling, staring, sharing, comparing, daring
congregating
at church squares, field trips, bodega fronts, soccer fields
seemingly bearing no pessimism, cynicism, child terrorism
no tattoos or fire arms
it is the U.S. 60 years ago
4AM Drive
carefree highway, the darkened street
I own the road, The world’s asleep
cruising, probing, gliding, navigating, penetrating
this concrete ocean, street lamps eerie glow, nocturnal journey
wondering, contemplating, analyzing, hypothesizing
Freddie Hubbard solo sax on 90.9
enveloping, enfolding, invigorating
my undernourished head
sounds of
revelation, relaxation, imagination,
sights of
traffic light illumination
creating a mental elevation
surreal, exhilarating, transcending
a 20 minute manifestation
until I reach my employment destination
Loved your poetry. What a fresh way to absorb and ‘see’ the familiar around you–and how you’re affected by it. Wonderful!
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