Poem: Things To See and Do in South Beach

First of all parking garages

Be not ashamed perceive

Aesthetic intention 

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The vibe the vibe the

Wellness and decadence 

Down there on the street

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Blessed lassitude you better

Change your attitude better let

The waves get behind your eyeballs 

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Club beats or Cuban effervescence

Or Luna chugging soaring

Deadpan and distorted around the edges

 

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Hard to say what half the people are saying

No barrier to the exchange of goods

I get what I need and you do too

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Birthed in preservation 

And glistening modes pride

Provenance a shifting allegiance

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Progress blocked our view of the past

Precisely what we bargained for

Be not of heavy mind my friend just be

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To be nearly weightless

To be borne up like a baby

Glorious primordial salt water soup

 

M. Bogen
March 2021