Matthew Anish Poet Chant Royal

A Walk On the Lower East Side

Past the bodegas 
the House of Sages 
    Past the children playing 
in the yard 
Past the drugstore 
     chains
Past the basketball 
hoops - - which remind 
    me 
of a class at Brooklyn College 
Past the ice cream trucks 
   and the kosher bakery 
Past the supermarkets 
   Hearing people 
discuss old politics 
   I head to my home 
The Lower East Side 
    seeing my friends, avoiding my enemies 
   Looking for peace - as night falls  
        on Losaida - my home on the Lower East Side

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Lucilla Carrillo February 23, 2013 at 2:10 PM Matthew; This sounds like a neighborhood in Chicago. Nice to know a little about the area where you live. Thanks for sharing. Lucilla

Poet Destroyer A February 15, 2013 at 8:41 PM a wonderful walk and stroll... always~ LINDA

David Williams February 15, 2013 at 12:18 PM Matthew sounds like a great place...David

Ilene Bauer February 15, 2013 at 10:57 AM you've brought your neighborhood to life in this poem - nice job!