dear Reina Señora de Los Ángeles
thank you for the myriad places
that sprang forth from your womb
beautiful whore open to all
from east north west south
thank you for your alleys overgrown with trash
and dirty smoky bars that only take cold cash
thank you for the pruned faced
multinational hookers
who tuck until they’re blue
and thanks for Hillel’s guitar
and X and punk rock hungry bands
i love to look at my reflection
in the puddles of the damned
and thank you for letting me slip away
from La Chata and La Sad Girl at Lil Chuy’s wake
thank you for the tacos sushi and McRib
colonics pilates and knock off designer shoes
and the beggar at every freeway exit
who cleans my windshields with his shame
thank you for the Salvadoran Iranian and Korean
who managed to call the fire men
to save the homeless Viet Nam veteran
while the GOP and DNC
squabble over shit
my Queen misguided angels by your feet
thank you for my complexity
for surviving my last fix
i appreciate you looking over me
thank you for the high end malls
fake nails lip fillers fat cell freezers
and my beloved 99 cent stores
the beaches and the valleys
the mountains and the roads
and for all the hardened gutters
you softened for me to sleep in
the soul we are your people
good bad papered or unwrapped
we are all your seeking children
but i’m your only brat
words less spoken 
Love the line “who cleans my windshields with his shame” Great work!
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Thank you friend xo
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I love this. The commune you share with your city. I’ve never stayed anywhere long enough to get to know it like this… A part of me remains envious…
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The way I see it, especially through your work, is that human nature, the struggle of the soul is well known to you. Thanks for reading friend xo.
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This is brilliant mb ♥️
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Thanks for reading and visiting xo
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“Developed” country. Really!?!
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Lol lol thanks for reading and visiting friend xk
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You are very welcome. 🙂
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I think the Angels have lost their power over the course of human history. No miracles to be had. Governments fiddle while L.A. burns. This is such a cry of despair.
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it’s all a mess but this is more of a defiant piece i see the beauty in the puddle the reflection of the human spirit i enjoy and learn from the poor the rich the smart the ignorant and they have all offered me acknowledgment whether they like me or hate me as advanced and backward as LA is as a people we survive i now accept the fact that i am responsible for my own actions that i have that power on the other hand my actions can uplift or drag down myself or others in the media it does seem like all is lost but in real life Angelenos still have their self and that’s something that cant too easily be taken away i feel concern for the ones in charge it’s sad to spend life being out of touch with folks which leads me to think they are out of touch with themselves it’s like losing ones soul…thanks for commenting and visiting friend i truly appreciate it xo
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