Friday, September 25, 2009

Friday night

the young are out on
the streets, the girls’ shrill
conversations carry;
talk about this boy or that,
their mother, classes, not
much about the political scene.
the boys cursing, testosterone
broadcast wide and far to
those girls talking on their
phones half a block up.
the girls turn and look,
carefully, then turn back
and continue walking
looking straight
ahead.

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