Holiday Endurance

This was written December 25, 2020.  A year ago today. 

Endurance?

 ‘It’s all the same babe’

Bullets and bottle rockets.  New Year’s Day

No matter where I live, East Dallas, Everett, or San Jose.

Zippity bullets -

are you going to come my way?

Just some girl dying 100 feet away

Music in passing,

Lenny Kravitz.

People without assets,

meth heads maskless,  indulging in habits

Behind the local bus stop,

a small flick of rabbits.

I want to shelter, to keep them safe

But can’t

just part of the world

I cannot save.

A lesson to be learned

in January

not March, April, or May.

Hunger pains make the lessons stay.

Here in the ghetto, it’s just another day,

 that’s

What Vallejo say.

Don’t worry babe, Christmas day,

New year’s day, it’s all the Same

day after day after day