Armor, Mango, Shake, and BIA
fresh red & black graffiti
beneath a New Bern bridge
where Bobo the hobo gorilla
froma dream lives
Helicopter under half-moon
headed to the hospital,
WakeMed, where i was baptised
into the physical
form, a car alarm is offset
in the apartment complex across the creek
cuz carjackin's and b&e's are clockwork
where unconvicted stick-up kids choose to creep
I continue 'long a trail
paved for a pipeline of sewage
that runs parallel with a railroad
and a waterway called crabtree
these are the woods that nature lovers
treat with avoidance
for the litter on the banks
and nearby highway noises
it would seem these woods
would be sick with the excrement of civilization
but the trees grow strong
and give off excellent vibrations
i check the time by sun position
in my pupil dilation
and see she is soon to set
on human annihilation
but with no worries i proceed
in league with the spirit of the growth
taking poetic notes
on mneumonic tablets
of the wide and rounded river rocks
where the Neusok warrior
used to roost atop
now plastic bags collect on their curves
like polluted flocks
The creek runs into the Neuse river
who i follow upstream
listening to the music of frogs mating
slipping beneath 264
i find a greenway, newly constructed
Isn't it hypocritical to cut down trees
to appreciate nature?
I encounter a man building bridges,
asked him if he needed a worker,
he said there was barely enough
work for him as it is.
I continue and scale
an unfinished bridge over
blood red muck water
guppies and amphibious creatures
stir up clouds beneath the surface
stepping sideways along the beams
i make it across unscathed
delighted in how obstacles provide
the adventurer with purpose
the ways and means for the offspring
of Adam to become Awakened and Annointed
random thoughts of transcendence
blend with rap lyrics
i decide to run through the brush
until i interrupt
a mexican couple fishing in the river,
dropping a catch in a bucket
