Chris Middleman

Weird Scenes Beside the Chevron The two next tothe blue dumpstercradling drumsof Steel Reserve,greasy with worry- you’ll find them anywhere  When we slow down for gas and caffeineIt’s the defiant palms I’m looking ata second time, in townswith names I’ll never know, settledaround redundant strip mallsblistering along the Pacific Coast Highway  These wild-haired beasts tower, they loomWe admire…