another mundane DayA Poem by RuseInexsundry lifethe sidewalk lays below my feet, familiar cracks upon its white hard surface concrete flat, stretched parallel the distant street adjacent the asphalt road opaque, heavy black to the intersection block's traffic light's aluminum post's suspension geometric intrusion's accompaniments on another near dawn walk mindless jaunt to the corner fast 'N go convenience store tree roots rip slowly through, over century's time buckled chunks, concrete's stowed, gnarled, thick lipped ledged sloped askew, blind man's nightmare maze expose the black dark crevices below, out of which ants, one or two, forage for things unseen, unknown to my prodding eye a rolly polly bug of sorts, potential prey, of ant lion saunters, careful i am to avoid its crush by my awkward strayed feet elm trees whose culprit roots, like sentries line this sidewalk of repetitious over years' sundry walks their shades allow me passage cool, of summer soltice humid blanket pall of air cooler than direct of sun whose rays pierce like the bluejay's mischief stare awaits my near approach my privacy peace of mind to take as well my shiny ball point pen to take its glare would soon as warm me hot stare me down without the leaves of cover by my sheltered walk the ambulance i hear before i see it flashing red of warning lights vibrates my sidewalk far before its thunderous approach vibrates my inner ear and latex sandaled feet my brain alert to inherent adrenaline carefulness cautions vulnerability there goes me it speaks its dread anxiety sublime destroy my modicum of calm, obscures the threat of perched bird above only a matter of time before i too fall into the crevice of the earth like the sidewalk crack like the rolly polly bug pursued by ants like the ants that forage oblivious to tread of flip flopped man outside their universe inflicts them unintended warp time harm only a matter of time before i reach my fast 'N go convenience store whose parking lot now swarms with cherry lights, blue and white flashes' in midst of teeming hordes of human crowds ambulance in tow © 2016 RuseInex |
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Added on April 25, 2016 Last Updated on April 25, 2016 AuthorRuseInexFresno, CAAboutI was born in obscurity Outside a small country town’s limits In a plank shack I kept a few memories That come into my head That i still carry around That i visit now and then The dust .. more..Writing
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