Civilization

Civilization or

Green Dumpster In The Sun Outside My Bedroom Window

Squirrel and Crow watch intently from

The bottle green rim as Japanese Housewife

Aims her over-heavy garbage bag

At the center of the dumpster and with a

Practiced heave of hips learnt in the US of A

Lands it, brushes away her pretty hair and

Walks away, triumphant, Capri's clutching nubile calves, the crash,

However, fazes neither Squirrel nor Crow. Crow says

"Crow" and Squirrel jumps in, tears through

The black plastic, pulls out a large

Broccoli crown, makes way for Crow,

Who wrests a brown chicken bone.

Me on my Guacamole Doritos

And Squirrel on his broccoli crown

And Crow on his Chicken Teriyaki

Munch on.

The Sun shines on.

At the rim of the sewer-hole two

raccoon eyes glimmer.

(Paramus, NJ 06/06/05)