m.c. k9

fullstop after m. stands for fullstopping militarism;
fullstop after c. stands for fullstopping "control over,"
fullstopping "domination"
fullstopping "progress."

music in the streets of this great city
each musician an m.c. k9
i look up from this box to see
"settings" "layout" "monetize"
the setting is new orleans
after the storm
the layout is kin and kith
filling out the band
supported by left hand tamborine
right hand on sousaphone valves
steady breath into the great horn
white plastic buckets monetize
day to day in the street
weekends before the marble court