The East Village
Wanda Phipps
morning poem #50
what's the future?
heaven for
the queen of bingo
or a cozy bed
& breakfast in Lhasa
I've had my daily dose
of warm phone voices
& cool e-mail syllables
& the cheat goes on
A train through the Andes
could be a moonscape to you
but paradise to me
travel as lifestyle
from here to there
as the navigation
between dreams & lies
move from the bed to the door
foot from blanket to floor
one is too many
a step, no a lie
caught on tape
tomorrow voting
for the lesser evil
back to my old drag
to pull the lever
push the future
baby carriage
in my head
transition from
a life once, twice
gone & then again
it happens
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