a thank-you note to riverside county….

the developments
you’ve approved
home after home
to assure
no doubt
the welfare
of your
retirement accounts
has left
our welfare
a bit dicey
oh sure
the lack of bike lanes
near schools
might be a reasonable
compromise
to offer developers
when you live
miles away
but
for those humans
sending their children
to schools
along busy roadways
it ‘s
well
let’s just say
questionable
oh
and there’s
that claim
of
no environmental harm
it’s
that one
the pack
wants me
to thank you for
our dying of starvation
has been
a real blessing
that numbing
brought on by starvation
makes
our traffic fatalities
less painful
so
thanks
for your
economic consideration
of the
environment