haiku in the city

1.

why yes, cat caller

my milkshake DO bring boys here

kind of you to notice

 

2. 

good veggie dumplings

search continues but hey you

dim sum, you lose some

 

3. 

smiling and waving 

will not alleviate creepiness  

window peeping tom

 

 

4. 

lady, standing here

i see why angry baby

don’t respect mommy

 

 

5. 

am late today my 

cellphone flashes “failure” on screen

now everyone’s a critic 

 

 

6. 

crossing delancey 

no mere romantic comedy 

but olympic sport

 

 

7. 

razors, deodorant

locked away here save you from 

suicide or good smells

 

 

8.

drunk asshat assumes

all brown folks speak spanish in 

korean bodega 

 

 

9. 

cat asleep on scale

she purrs smug, how much does i

don’t give a damn cost? 

 

10.

blossoms burst with spring

winter long at last over

my nose runs with joy

 

 

11.

wandering batman’s dark

gotham shouldn’t feel safe but 

no joker it does

 

 

12. 

grandpa’s east new york

taught us lock picking vintage

juvenile delinquent  

 

 

13. 

delightful egg cream! 

neither egg nor cream viewers

talk amongst yourselves 

 

 

14. 

most mornings ignore

gaping hole torn city skyline 

today i need to see 

 

 

15.

darling, the city wants

to be MY borough-bridge and 

tunnel c’est tres chic

 

 

16. 

chelsea hotel party

live doves swedish fish nudity

twitter proves reality

 

 

17. 

MTA elevator 

without pee smell -quick! someone 

better go fix that 

 

 

18. 

such bizarre weather 

we’re having now but what else

would we talk about?

1. 

upstairs noisy child

 how can you be so damn loud?

wish you were a cat

 

2.

steal my cans anytime

but keep it quiet at 3 AM

recycling mofo

 

3. 

so glad you are fine

discussing shit at my sill

that baby ain’t yours

 

4. 

dude on the L train

if you have to barf do it

on that guy over there

 

5. 

you are never alone

someone is watching over you 

posting on youtube

 

6.

hipster kid not to 

judge those clothes or anything but 

tell me you’re joking?

 

7.

the gentle screetch of 

garbage truck brakes serenades 

ears unwillingly

 

8.

new tiny apartment-

oh you are so lucky you

got room for a bed!

 

9.

pants around those knees

ratty brief crotch in my face 

may you fall on yours

 

10.

you picture of health

sitting smug in disabled seat

get the hell up now

 

11.

i can not afford 

to eat any longer but hey

-bright side- i’ll be thin

 

12. 

the fruit sale guy said

“free fruit and veg for sex”-  hon,

you’d owe me the stand

 

13. 

oh no sir, I love 

working this low paying job

to make my insane rent

 

14. 

hey tourists! great idea!

instead of coming here each 

summer just send cash

 

15. 

taxi driver bonds

briefly over Bollywood obsession 

hail global commerce 

 

16. 

sorry to explain 

physics sir but honking just

makes you an asshole faster

 

18. 

lovely walk through park

lost in glorious weather 

should’ve looked down