The War in the Parking Lot
The leaves snuck in,
covered the lot at daybreak.
By noon
the Mexican kid
had recaptured the ground.
They’ll battle like this
through winter,
until the leaves run out
or the kid surrenders
to the weather.
The leaves snuck in,
covered the lot at daybreak.
By noon
the Mexican kid
had recaptured the ground.
They’ll battle like this
through winter,
until the leaves run out
or the kid surrenders
to the weather.