Amtrak Depot


I proceed to the beat
of a drum rap on my butt cheek.
Sassing my way past the Walgreens,
I rock a ponytail metronome.

Let’s get one thing straight.
This poem isn't about Ellen
walking to the rhythm of music.
Rhythm of the written word is where I’m at.

I read and my Nikes begin to groove.
And my head begins to bob.
As in an MTV video,
my trunk be BOUNCIN.

Two words read: Amtrak Depot.
A measure in a pace.
Composing the sidewalk rhythm
of a billboard symphony.