Cathedralling Washington Heights

March 15th, 2008

Cathedralling Washington Heights

Rice and chicken on Riverside Drive,
Q-Bert-face graffiti on the wall,
Debussy’s “L’Cathedrale Engloutie”
   floating from the mouths of leaves,
Rice and chicken splattering the sidewalk,
A bird watching rice and chicken,
Debussy floating from the mouth,
Rice spraying the sidewalk,
Chickens pecking at leaves,
Debussy walking down Riverside,
Huffing Gauloises & tracing his fat hand
   along gang tags,
Eating rice-chicken,
Brushing leaves from his face,
Laying down on the sidewalk,
scratching his beard
  like a chicken scratching dirt,
tapping his boots to “Gasolina,”
halfdreaming of drowned
cathedrals.

   
   
C. Way/ SnailCrow.com © 2008


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