The Representative from ________________,
it’s his turn to speak.
Polished shoes, Armani suit,
Be-like-me prestige.

Shows the evidence.
Makes his promises.
Fact or fiction, please.

It’s a jungle out there.
Faces familiar, to
the mad signposts pay no heed.

Fly’s under glass, trapped.

(3/21/2017 – Adams Point, Oakland, California)