Of Flight and Sight

by

Paul E Sexton

Backyard Barbecue
upper-class neighborhood
funny 1970’s rock and roll
cover band lead singer
bright shiny sport coat
feelings of alienation
and end of week
rampdown.
Up above
in clear dusk sky
a V shaped flock
of migrating geese
wander listlessly
through ancient air.
They fly that way
so the ones in front
absorb the windshear
for the ones behind.
A cooperative effort
that would likely form
a straight line
except that their eyes
are one the sides
of the head,
and with only
peripheral vision,
they choose to view
one another
while flying.
Unlike us,
who have the capacity
to clearly see
what is right in front of us
but often choose not to.
Also, when we travel
desperate highways
we rarely cooperate
with one another
while inside of our cars.
It’s getting darker.
So I walk away,
leaving
the geese to the geese
and the men
to their lifeless
Rock and Roll.

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