Ah, America

Ah, America:
the visual jingoism of
omnipresent flapping flags.
Shiny cars, beseeching churches;
smooth roads and ads for shiny
vehicles, tank-like or claustrophobic:
sometimes both.

My people: fun to help, make laugh,
cheer along. That I can do so easily,
waitress or Walmart Greeter.
Casually conversational, easygoing,
but so must I bear
the oppressive banality
of overheard conversations.

And not indulge intellect, perception,
nor reveal observation, awareness.
My son says they’re stupid:
given two days, I cannot disagree.

Triscuits, flavor rosemary
and olive oil; cheese a combo:
monterrey jack and cheddar.
Chardonnays not Southern Cone:
cheap good California Barefoot;
Onduraga from Oz. Not special,
just not Southern Cone.

In the hotel, we offer to leave
carry-on unfriendly corkscrew
for future guests. Two wine glasses and
real — not-plastic — knife appear
to carry upstairs
for our evening snack.

triscuit-barefoot

(from November 2014)

7 thoughts on “Ah, America

    1. Some recent thoughts inspired by recent news.

      THE RIGHT…TO…BEAR ARMS, SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED

      He shot her in the Walmart;
      He shot her and she´s dead;
      The handgun discharged only once;
      A bullet through her head;
      The gun was in a zippered pouch;
      In handbag ´twas concealed;
      A Christmas gift from husband Colt;
      The irony revealed;
      A two-year-old and mom´s new purse;
      With secret pocket too;
      And inside there was mommy´s gun;
      And he knew what to do;
      His parents shared a passion for
      Their guns – the right to arm;
      Just pull that little metal thing;
      He did not mean to harm;
      Now daddy has a two-year-old
      Who cannot understand;
      He´ll try again to tell him why
      She needed gun at hand;
      While shopping with four kids that day
      At Hayden´s Walmart store;
      Her concealed carry permit signed
      In blood on this store floor.

      Casa Inspiración
      01/01/15

      1. Weird that you would recognize 9/11 for the false flag that it was, and yet be anti-gun, which to me is anti-personal liberty. Nice blog otherwise.

        1. Unaware of the incident Syd referred to, I sought out the reference for the benefit of others who had hot heard of this incident. That makes me anti-gun? (Does posting a picture of a crashed car make me anti-car?)

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