the big question

 
 
the sidewalks bear their  
teeth and growl at  
passers-by  
 
post office workers
argue and fight in
open combat with  
mailboxes
 
a pound of flesh
only 5.99 at the
local market  
 
the shelves at the
bookstore mourn
the loss of genius  
 
the boy's in Vegas  
are laying down
odds and picking
up bets on the over/
under of when hells
coming to town
 
the heart of time
weeps as eternity  
comes to the end
of a long and dusty
road
 
as mountains pack
their bags and get  
ready to head to  
Mexico for a long  
overdue summer  
vacation  
 
the rooftops look
down and wonder
 
where has all the  
reason and sanity  
gone