I Wonder

A Poem from the Perimeter

Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash

I often wonder
About the stories
From the
Perimeter.
The concession guy at
Ford’s theater.
Or the guy
Three seats down from
Lincoln.
The man selling
Balloons as the
Parade went by.
The boom guy.

I wonder
If math is
Emotional.
Does it cry like
Humans do over
Algorithms and
Postulates?

I saw my first dandelions today
And wondered about being
Aggressive about protecting my time
What makes me happy
Is not your
Happy.

I wonder
Why riding a
Mechanical bull
Is the story told from
Vegas and not
Going for a morning run and
Refueling with liquor
At 10am
Acceptable
With the image of men
Passed out on a
Bench in
Suits next
To the homeless
On the strip and
In my mind.

I wonder.