Man-who-can Piss

Piss against the wall, my friend
while I wait at the traffic light.
Let them have it.

Black man, white wall,
swordfight.

Here I see you piss on
lush gardens
enormous homes
pine trees on the slopes:
strangers, all, strange as
Constantia’s opulence
the Bishop’s wealthy Court
luxury of tree-lined streets.

You are a stranger in these parts
you are not welcome

so piss against the wall, my friend
while I wait at the traffic light

and may your protest continue
after I have driven off
in my comfortable car
to my restaurant date, my picnic,
my beach sundowners, my theatre show,
my friends in abundance -
my abundant friends -

keep pissing, in fact
until I pass this way again
(it shouldn’t be too long)

and then piss on me.
 
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