issue #4 / spring-summer 2008
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Erika Szostak

Visible City

Calvino's Marco Polo says there are only these species of cities:
"those that give their to form to desires, those in which desires

erase the city, or those in which desires are erased."

Los Angeles, long limbed
and spindly-sharp as a Joshua tree,
gasps under the mistletoe of gentrification,

the brisk promises of
equal opportunity French fries,
strip malls stark with geometry,
primary colors and reliability,

and stars with steady light.
The berries of generica redden
on vines choking in winter sun.

Jamison Sarteschi                                                   Disco Life
poetry: copyright 2008 E. Szostak
visual art: copyright 2008 J. Sarteschi
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