after O'Hara
New York
New York
two leg chimneys
loose night fire
beige city light haze
very near the airport
methane leaving
sewage as it is
treated all night
long night all night
Philadelphia
through diamond
dull wire
it’s a sign “TAKE
A SHOWER” painted
wall empty swimming
splashing no
jumping no summer
yell Philadelphia
A blonde wig run
over beside a road
crossing a bridge
New York tiles
I see say
“CRAZY MINDS
BREAK YOUNG”
this attitude face
to face with
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Seuss who I called
Zeus first
giant mute dog
downstairs 5am
his jaw
my sleeping shoulder
says open the door
now meanwhile
at the youth panel
“these seats are
extremely uncomfortable”
America
lunch hour to lunch hour
I saw and I went here and did
this and I did that and this, just this
just and that. I saw and I saw
this is I saw and I did
that I walk
corner to corner in the blocked streets
of Philadelphia alone
I saw New York
Philadelphia