On Florence Avenueheat holograms rise from parched sidewalkspalm trees paused on a mid-century catwalkall around the spice of fresh cut lawnslaced with sunshine Ice cream truck boombox spins sugar symphonies up the street andaround the corner children fly & zipwheels of candied laughter down hills of sweetInglewood
Sweet City
by J. Malaika Beckford
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On Florence Avenueheat holograms rise
from parched sidewalkspalm trees paused
on a mid-century catwalkall around the spice of
fresh cut lawnslaced with sunshine
