This past election day
I voted neither red nor blue
but instead prayed for
the rebirth of the cool, for
Nefertiti, and in my own silent way
cast my write-in vote for
Sir Miles Dewey Davis III,
with John Coltrane and Bill Evans
as VP and Sec of State, respectively.
© Chagall 2017
This morning it took me more than a beat
to discern what was volatile
Right is left – right?
This is so unlike me
Right upfront, back down
Go on now – rise! – be counted
There’s nothing, no fray just a fringe
Of lunatics on the mend (’round the bend)
Intimate circles inside the outskirts
Give thanks now return to your sanctum
Chagall 2015
Alphabet City 