Deadzone, USA

 If the Dictator snuffs the FBI investigation

of his treasonous criminality

and declares himself king,

Can we count on Civil War II?

 

 

1.

Oakland side

 

Ever notice how

Threatening manners

 

 

 

Can lead to  paranoia?

to overkill?

Hard to reverse negative

momentum

 

Lots of toilets on sale

in the prosperous part of town

 

For young people today

the smart phone is the show

Performers are mere content providers

 

 

Cynicism

has a tendency

to set like concrete

 

 

Oh woe is me

soon we'll be starving

 like Uganda

 

 

 

Backlash

can be expected

 

 

Infernal activity

at Police headquarters

at 4AM

 

 

2.

Berkeley Side

 

 

 Imagine there's no Star Wars

I wonder if you can

 

 

 

Homeless beagle

in his bed

on chilly sidewalk

 

 

 

Music provides a respite

if not a way out

 

A salute to a gifted artist

 

 

Talking heads
LP design by
Robert Rauschenberg

 

RIP

 

 

Imagine

the sun breaking

through clouds

 

It came at last on Saturday

 

A cold May

concluding in a week

of a solid ceiling of cold clouds

 

A distinction finally

as witness from Rockridge

BART train platform

 

God sends nations

the leaders they deserve

 

 

 

Vote for RAY

 

 

Interesting to see

how of all this will

wind up

 

 

 

May 2018