Some people say Texas doesn’t really have seasons, but that all depends on which part of Texas you call home. Still, one season many Texans share nowadays, despite the weather, is construction season. That’s the inspiration for this Typewriter Rodeo poem.
Construction
It’s making my files
Even more of a mess!
That nonstop jackhammer
Shaking my desk!
Across the street
Another condo goes up
While I watch my coffee
Jiggle in my cup
I know that progress
Must always keep improving
But does it also mean
My floor’s always moving?
That non-stop construction
Is like a pounding in my brain
The rumbling of the trucks
The screeeeeching of that crane
Ahhhh, finally
The pace has gone slower
And now – are you kidding me?
Who’s got that leaf blower?
