Tuesday, September 12, 2017

the beach flats

The Beach Flats

Liquor stores
Little Cesar’s
Community food bank
America’s Best Value Inn

It’s been said that the streets haven’t been paved for over a century
I guess that’s what happens when you live below the East and the West
The middle just seems to fall flat

A tricycle wheels round the yard out front
Work boots dry on the windowsill
Sudsy shirts swirl on spin cycle
It’s time to walk the dog

I
Stamped and sealed in by
The San Lorenzo River
Soquel Avenue
C
East Cliff
Jumpy neighbors
And smiling city planners
E

The front steps is the best place to have that after work beer
But maybe I’ll take it in the back
Mmmmm, smell that?
A screen door slams shut

Sometimes you can hear the screaming laughs from the coaster
Other times you can hear the whir of choppers overhead

Maybe we can get them to hide below sea level
Haven’t you heard?
This is the happiest city in America

sofa on the stoop
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017




tie dye kid in his car
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

eldorado through the fence
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

broken coke bottle
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

woman waiting for wash
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

for the 99%
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

waiting in the motel parking lot
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

jesus and jockey in the front yard
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

track to the boardwalk
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

striped shirt skating
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

junk in the front yard
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

abandoned car
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

the back alley door
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

a bed of roses
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

friends and their dog
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

classic in the driveway
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

unwanted items
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

bicycle through blue
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

texting at the fruit stand
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

best value inn
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
motel cleaning service
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

overgrown sideyard
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

childhood stickers
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

work boots on the windowsill
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

anarchy in the park
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

skate park parking lot
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

toys and chairs
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

color tv and hbo
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

red flowers on the door
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

cracked pavement and a stoop
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

santa cruz wave
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

two toned home
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017

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Created for a production class at University of California, Santa Cruz.
Spring Term, 2017.

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