Life and Death at the Station Cafe (death, conflict and life)
Book II: Conflict
Poem II-12: Alice
And now:
Alice has a dog
Who scared the tax man away
A lover she cares for
A dream job she dreamt of
Not in that order
Not in that making
And in the past:
Alice had a cat
Who flew into his death
A husband she forgot
A fuzzy job she dropped
Not in that order
Only in that making
And now:
Alice owns her future
From the lab to the top
Her happy life of success
Pretty wrinkles of stress
Typical of people
At their best
Now again:
Alice followers
From Paris to L.A.
Her trail of achievements
Great experiments
Observe more
Than many rich days.
© Regis Cabral, 11 March 2005
