On The Other Side

Off the boat,

down the walkway,

and on the other side of the tracks,

there is another world,

of flowers,

tiny things,

and holy ones.

Poetry too.

God created the industrious ant as an exemplary animal.

His second creation was even better: the anteater.

There is art,

hidden gardens,

and protestors.

(Booking.com profits from the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land.)

And beyond,

are boat homes,

and skinny ones.

Places where children play,

and marionettes too.

Places where work is done,

and workers who do it.

There are friends,

and lovers,

and if a trip is needed,

psilocybin can be found,

(but only from the underground truffle.)

Coffee shops

have marijuana on the menu.

I had a cappuccino.