this orange-peeled view (jan 07)

this orange-peeled view
highlighted by
furrowed brows
that crumple everyone down
this taste in our mouths

i feel like spitting

who's mentally well
anyway
eh?

everywhere i see a conspiracy
the shadow of a puppeteer
looming behind each facade
i cannot lift myself
from the
tarmac
to
kill
him

cigarette butts chewing gum shards
of glass dried blood and the
five-minute promise of love
the used condom
i almost stepped on it

then,
this security guard i see
every morning
today he steps out
what now i think

good morning buddy,
don't be blue!
have a
great
day
eh?

for a moment i glimpse
the fleeting flowers of
my utopic dreams in the light
of this
simple
selfless
random
act of kindness.