Dust Devil

Weeds

You see them growing through the cracks on every corner. Invading

our public spaces, they survive in spite of us, filling parks and streets

with their unwanted faces. Everyone knows they don't belong here—

sidewalks are for walking, not sleeping.

Where do they come from? Where will they go? Not our problem. Just

go away. Stop making trouble. Clean up your act. Get sober. Find a job,

like cultivated folks.

—Gene Twaronite