Life (In) As (Rhode) It (Island) Goes

Life As It Goes

by Christopher Rossi

Down by highway twonintyfive
a raccoon lay breathless on the canyon side
survived probably by a family of four
or three who knows,
sticks and stones
life as it goes.

Down by the river Providence bound
a drunken man falls down
from the bridge to the ground
homicide suicide no one will know,
sticks an stones
life as it goes.

Cranston town a white pickup
two fat men come to steal your stuff
and break into your private home
thinking they're the underpants gnomes!
Days are short that's all I know,
sticks and stones
life as it goes.

Copyright Christopher Rossi, 2010