LOST IN LOMITA

LOST IN LOMITA

Rusted Impala
Guards to the right
Gray chain link fences
Dare me to drive
Lomita’s quiet
Swallowing skies
Seducing strangers
Suburb sublime

I’m in Lomita
Lost in Lomita
I took a wrong turn
When will I learn
I’m in Lomita
Lost in Lomita
Determined by time
Serendipitous plight

Just drive

Map keeps rerouting
A cosmic sign
Daylight is dimming
My steering slight
Lomita’s sleepy
Toothpicks for eyes
Tempting atonement
For her passers by

I’m in Lomita
Lost in Lomita
I took a wrong turn
When will I learn
I’m in Lomita
Lost in Lomita
Determined by time
Serendipitous plight

Nothing’s right
We can leave tonight
Grab my wheel and drive