The Hood
The close is a cul-de-sac, lots have dead-ended here.
It's relatively peaceful if you have no living relatives.
Plastic flamingos sometimes stray onto front yards
escapees from inflatable pools no doubt.
In-between the tornados it has a changeable climate
that can be most bracing.
To the left and right of us we have neighborhood watchers
who view us suspiciously through doorway peep-holes.
Every once in a while we get a letter from the city council
asking us to tone our life-style down, but not to worry,
we will be accelerating to a standstill any day now.
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