Poem-Credo of the Poet (2006)
Credo of the Poet
Silver-winged Mercury
Bag with Sharpie words of wisdom
swift bike flight
You give the finger to buses
Not aiming (as you think)
to crush your beautiful body
between falsehood's billboard
and asbestos cab
dust
the microscopic agents of chaos and destruction
bounce off
Freely you share your poet's soul
stepping up the pace of
courageous deliveries
Riding through desoltion
past the safety zone of bars and cafes
to find your empty wall
chalk washes away
the powers that be battle to cover
the words of a prophet
like the nameless one in Rio
Angel, writing in the tongues of a thousand forgotten people
La lucha continua
Step down hard on your genius pedals
must continue-not glide
Pumping uphill
past NoHo noir
alive
Flourescent waterfalls reflected in Hunter Thompson shades
Swerve
away from diablo's potholes
no peneteniary today. Yea!
I lift a pristine piss-cup to salute your health
and pray for springtime frolics not
plexi-glass kisses
Ride-on my friend!