synchronicity of rubber & smog


sometimes traffic is not that bad
it is amusing
the see all that movement
at the same time

is not bad
when you have not seen it
in awhile

it is bad
when it becomes
an everyday activity

is not bad
when we can sing a long
to the rhythm
of the rolling blackouts

it is bad
when there is
no other way
when what you see
is what you get

i gave her my passports
and she asked for the keys
she gave me back
my keys and my passports
and picked up the telephone
and said: hooray!

we drove
on the arteries of california
ate their food
bought their wares
watched the girls
playing with their long hair