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seen at corner - polk and larkin

By KC Wilder

seen at corner — polk and larkin
morning light spanks beat up hotel
wondrous landmarks of yore now dilapidated
sun deflects off fire escapes unequivocally

this morning looks wasted on the curb —
the dancehalls unannounced
as pedestrians come around — they leer
holding up misgivings

sprawling windswept boulevards
stained by last nights blowing paper bags and beer
lupine village idiots interject nonchalance
wheedling dimes and nickels from the darkness of their pants

languidly wandering private zones
the wicked and the wise
copernicus and al capone simpering into nanophones
crinkly walking corpses on market street parade
bluffers, hacks, nincompoops —
the worst are never through
waiting for a welcoming bus that does not run

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The poetry of KC Wilder has appeared in more than one hundred literary journals. KC lives in San Francisco and is the guitarist & songwriter for the band The Sex Rays. More of KC’s work can be found at www.kcwilder.com.