scratch scribble
our words are scraps on the sidewalk crushed underfoot blown from one doorway to another crushed under tires crushed under raindrops.
our words are directions notes to the metermaid notes to our neighbors lists directions addresses phone numbers essays memos.
scratch scratch scribble scribble
our words are thrown out on purpose thrown out by mistake lost fallen out of our pockets fallen out of our backpacks dumped by pickpockets dumped by dumpster divers dumped while we look for our keys in the dark.
our words are scribbles on dirty scraps of paper on the sidewalk, all over the sidewalk, all over the street, all over the alleys, in the gutters, under the park benches, crammed in the corner of the bus shelters, shoved in the chinks in the wall.
scratch scratch scribble scribble
written on receipts on napkins on popsicle sticks on dirty paper bags on newspapers so somebody gets a piece of our mind so the metermaid knows so the highway patrol knows so our neighbor knows, so
so we won't forget
we won't forget
scratch scratch
scribble scribble

if you're in Minneapolis, look up Altered Esthetics on Quincy NE and check out my video in the "Struggle Within" show.