Parade Day In Glendale, CA

a large building- no shade- wide

sidewalks- no one on them-

blue sky- nowhere to sit. no trash.

and no. it is strange- de rigueur-

all your palm trees face away from the mountain-

it is hipstamtic all off-green- more grey- grey small

houses- houses you cannot afford- you can’t

afford to leave. you cannot

afford to stay. blue sky. no trash. thrift store-

old men’s clothes- none from the young-

they get buried in their best clothes- only clothes-

the dead ones stay famous longer than most- standing-

buried standing is de rigueur- nowhere to sit- posing-

underground- houses beyond the mountains- waiting- inching-

waiting to invade- begging to wash your dust away. blue

sky. no trash. armed with trucks- for $30 a day-

mansions on the mountain watch and wait. sick squirrels

in wrinkled suits and bluetooths. classic cars- damsels in

dragons- de rigueur- please stand- hold that pose- it’s a parade