I Like Who I Am Here

Even if it's occasionally ... rough!

i live in a place

that would seem to defy

human habitation

~

it is a short day trip away from

death valley

and a shorter trip

to a city once governed

perplexingly

by sonny bono

it is hot here

and dry

but words like those

conceal their true definitions

until you come

to where

i live.

~

the sand and sweat in my shoes

mix

and make a disgusting

but effective

exfoliant

which

(i…