seattle redux

relentless foodies
with charge card weaponry
aimed to engulf and devour
as interest rates soar or sour
as these nuevo consumer thriftless
bistro here
cafe there
20 percent tips roar
4 dollar coffees pour
and the alphas spray
this way
and that

what happened to dumpster diver chic
and the tragically hip elite
smoking shermans
while grunge rhythms beat
while punksters draped in goth
doc martin treaded flannel cloth
and guerrilla insurgent art
decorated the billboard landscapes
making fun
pranksters spring on then run
from the monied
mogul maven potentates

where be the street strapped
hobo mojo begging
gauntlets I traversed
the screamers
the drive -by beamers
the psychosis with the mostest
heroin chic thrombosis
meth muffin madness
and how now the streets have cleared
open access granted
for the card carrying crowd
too real the estate upswings
somebody is proud...