Home-Boys: Baby & Me (a Sapphic)
Ex-gang members. Driveby days over. Zero
Tattoos, tagging. Sippy cups, hoodies. Baby
Daddies gather, stubble-cheeked, holding infants.
Rock-a-bye Central.
Awkward former enemies, rubbing elbows,
Slow-bounce babies: parachute cradle. X-nay
Gangsta language – A is for Apple, only.
Alphabet shakedown.
Toddler nap-time. Whispering pretty teen-age
Mothers. Foxy counterparts, purple lipstick,
Dreamy I-Pod lullaby, off-key. Next up:
Diapering for two.
Outside: L.A. traffic jam, backfires, smog-red
Sunset. Inside: recipes, meal plans, flowered
Hand-wipes, homemade. Tabletop mirror mirrors
Pick-up sticks, Windex.
