Summer afternoon, children yelling

Cursing each other and their families

White hot sunlight cast on flat nose tips

Peeling at rainbow foam 

Dispersing it into the wind

Work and the never ending burdens

Trinkets and toys made in China

Encroaching on stacks of paperwork

Euphoric laughter. Finding commonality

Wooden blocks that scratch the ceiling

What works and what doesn’t

Recurrent suffering

Balls to throw

Trash to pick up

Kick it across the room

Let it decompose in dust and dirt

Say Hallelujah!

Rejoice in the egos

How they soften when touched

Be. Just be on this corner, on the block

Waiting to cross the street

3:46 on Thursday Listen to the wind

Blowing hot air in your face Listen to the motors

Cars disseminating Carbon Dioxide Just right

On this corner Where the school sits

Forget work and the names tied

To the hands you’re holding

Forget how you were

When it all felt the same

Let the day come Forget wanting to have a part

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