Strange News From Florida

The alligators will not stay in the water, they head for strip malls, for chicken noodle joints or sports bars for fish taco or spicy wings. They get their nails done in a Korean salon paying in Spanish gold. The two legged; the cranes, herons, and humans edge around the gators. Occasionally, rowdy boys bounce stones off their scaly hides. The unflappable crocodilians slyly grin for they are ecologically moving-in. Shrewdly, the reptiles are styling alligator belts and boots, or sell gator skin handbags from wayside stalls and booths. The Floridians have become inured to these green interlopers. Some seeing opportunity, rent them housings with few tenancy rules and ‘must have’ pools. Sadly many furry pets keep going missing; and not just the Cypress trees are stumped. It’s a new era, one to be nearer together. Undocumented or free-range, no longer estranged. but one shared love for chicken, be it raw, fried or grill flamed.