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Rattish Mother, Brattish Child

I’m in a cafe quietly drinking coffee and reading the paper when: I’m witnessing a child right now To me, description brattish The mother (tatooed) encourages To me, description rattish The child, to me, eventually Will grow like mother, rattish While I at moment must endure A child performing brattish They’ve gone….Good riddance Don MatthewsAugustContinue reading “Rattish Mother, Brattish Child”

Growth is not Working Here

Plans were put in action Expand our city yes Build more roads, more houses Small Los Angeles Good for our city…. Now population’s grown Suburbs stretch for miles Powers that be want more to come Improve our city’s style Roads now packed with motor cars Housing costs expensive Price of power highest in world CommutingContinue reading “Growth is not Working Here”