SOUTH BEACH

World

1978

I went to the beach today
the dirty city beach
thought I would take a break
from the books and nights awake

But the sand was black
the sea was brown
the bodies white
the fish were off the bite

bellies and breasts covered the sand
unconditioned frames of city man
a tattoo on a hand read – “hate”
I wondered is this our fate
and is it already too late?