we call it Pigeon Park
wild boys everywhere
and pigeons, too
passing the basketball court
any hour, any day
I look down
this makes me invisible
my friend Lillian says
just because you can't see them
doesn't mean they can't see you
I don't believe her
black-eyed Susans
grow beside the jungle gym
it's bad luck to pick them
who cares about bad luck anyway?
I bring handfuls of flowers home
to my mother
but we don't have any vases
in our house
