No Escape

Rises with my morning

sun, its sidekick.

Never settles down

doesn’t burn off

camouflaged by night.

Air pollution

a fusion

of traffic exhaust

factory fumes in cities

marker of my city

fuels lung cancer

and broken down

hearts; fatal.

Air pollution raised

risks for cancer rises.

Smoking still carcinogenic king

no such thing

as a little smog

less is better

more is worse

low levels

low pollution

particulates occupying

lungs.

My city, people packed

like accordion bellows,

higher or lower income

no cushion,
no borders

for ambient air,

lung cancer

laissez faire.

I see it on my walks

up the hill, ominous

ring hovering

over Dodger stadium,

houses compacted

like Lego blocks, all doused

in LA sunset-

cotton candy pink sky

air pollution playing tricks

on our eyes

destructive metabolism

never looked so divine. 


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