Sirens in the Street

Sirens in the street;

Fire engine, ambulance

And two cop cars,

Racing eastward.

They’re gone.

It’s all quiet now,

But for the radio news

And the passing cars hum.

My thoughts move on.

Bridge collapse,

A man kills another,

Employment’s down,

The war goes on

The weather’s coming up…

I turn off the radio.

Weak lukewarm coffee

And the dirty window view

Of a strange, beautiful,

Filthy world.