HIPSTERS NEED
HIPSTERS NEED THERAPY TOO
Why is everyone in this town so angry ?
Driving along West Queen West away
from the so hip it hurts Art & Design
District Out of the corner of my eye
I spied a weatherbeaten resident of our
local Mental Health Centre limping along
Stopping every few steps to screeeetch out her
tortured song part human part loon In one
hand a black pork-pie which she tried on the
passers by Along came a tall Godiva tie-dyed
maxi flapping in the breeze so hip so clean (a meanmachine)
And as the ragged queen approached her
balance now precarious a slight bump ensued
Lean mean Godiva delivered a hard slap to
our heroine’s head People gathered I pulled
over and was seized by a vision and not a little dread
New York May 2012 36th floor windows
look onto windows look onto more windows no sky
4 monarchs float by in the negative space high above the world
And I wonder how they will make it to Mexico
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Spring 2013
