Blossoms [1998]

popcorn in the gutters
swept from trees by the acid wind
the rich white foam that drowns the streets
my middle name
written in words only I recognize
at the bottom of the sign for an arena
bad phong shway
the convenience store
commercializing wisdom of millenia
i ching
you ching
so this is what it means
to be
halfway
between east and west
i hope i can
remember this all
before it joins the popcorn in the gutters