Winter 2002.......................................................................................

kids in the back seat
read comic books through cowboy terrain

you can’t find a tourist breakfast
anywhere that’s not crowded

fathers yelling at sons
over everything but what’s the matter

how many times have I told you
sit up straight

even when everyone shuts up
this shootout continues

unlike television, there's
no Lone Ranger riding to the rescue

                         Jnana Hodson