Mississippi Hands

[Steve]

take pride
take pride
does the great mississippi
ever dry?
does she not thrive&flourish
despite debris( our snack pack tupperwares-cigarette cellophane-lost youth in her rippling current somewhere nestled in her arms before they have passed youth and retire in the sea-porno with ass-to-ass and girl on girl photos greased, the gloss stripped as well as the characters-fingertips and may be an arm if we're lucky-)?

does she ever
stop?
just stand still and let us weaken her will
jabbing with a pollutant punch
kicking and stomping
curbing her wicked little smile

when it rains
does she not throw down casualties
don't her eyes grow wide like the moon?
her massive body
the body of the masses
spilling onto our porches
breaking our windows
stealing the tvradiojewelrydvdplayer
kicking in doors
knocking us on our asses
discriminating not
but narrowing her eyes on higher classes
becoming blind to the innocent that fall at her feet
so the choice is yours
to aggrevate or appreciate
to assist in the tireless movement
or be carried away by a million muddy hands