Two Poems by Rich Ferguson

It’s only seconds /before someone pulls a trigger. /Only seconds before someone plants the seeds/of a kiss. Another Day in L.A. 1. Early morning symphony of coffee brewing, babies burbling, truck gears grinding, industry wheezing. Blackbirds singing, barrio bus-stop benches creaking, emaciated mop-top rock-star palm trees rustling in the breeze.  Those unheard: the sleeping, the dead, and stealthy coyotes lurking […]