air-conditioned
originally written 05.23.03

SWEET SUBURBAN PLIGHT!
the air-conditioning is out.
THAT AIN'T RIGHT.
the upper-middle class
needs to go and kick some ass
in the humvees and SUVs
driving 25 miles per hour
down water tower way
or hidden bay drive.
(damn right the bay is
hidden) who are we
kiddin'? complete in
our cargo shorts, pants,
and capris...what are we
preparing for?
some social elitist war?
BUT DAMNIT,
the air-conditioning is still out.
16-year-old sterling
down the street blasts ghetto hymns
from his daddy's beamer.
I FEEL THAT SHIT MOTHAFUCKA
he says while never having
stepped away from
the upper-middle class
neighborhood.
IT'S ALL GOOD.
is it all good?
should we be worried?
GODDAMNIT HURRY.
because
the air-conditioning is out.
i live in
the upper-middle class
suburb, where even your
next door neighbor is smoking herb.
what exactly is going on past
the upper-middle class
border? I DON'T CARE,
just get the missing a/c part
on order, damnit.
DAMNIT.
the air-conditioning is out.