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Average Afternoon, Portland by M

December 1, 2014 by The Poetry Box Leave a Comment

“Average Afternoon, Portland” by M, published in Keeping it Weird – Stories & Poems of Portland, Oregon, released on Oct 30, 2014 by The Poetry Box

Average Afternoon, Portland

we are deep in the trench of January
winter has its hand
on our bundled up backs
rudely shoveling us like litter
down Glisan street
a man drives a cherry red Chevy 4 X 4
in the opposite direction
payload maxed out with
ladders power saws paint cans drywall
windows rolled all the way down
sound system jacked all the way up
the monkey puppet on his left hand
is smiling
waving indiscriminately at everyone
lip-syncing Tom Jones
it’s not unusual
to be loved by anyone
and just like in a movie
when the sad boy makes
the clutch free throw
even though it’s hokey
we cheer

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