First spot

closest to the farthest spot,
first space on the longest mile,
left in park, ignition off;
walking home through the rain.

sunday parking

no parking leaves idle cars
along unclaimed oft used track
empty lots with yellow weeds
sickly trees

the trek between shopping center and condo center

davis cvs arlington 395 on ramp 233
airport access run potomac avenue unnamed
clark no left

private property signs spray painted white
dumpsters rust blue block the right lane
blunt onto southbound
route 1

not many spots left untagged without hazard lights
under the marriot grey shade

trash litters the white lined walkway
ignorant green yellow red light stop sign spray
no sidewalk no crosswalk almost no street to walk across

Parking Scheduled

about 34 degrees,
sky is that strange city glow,
purple-orange
hue, makes me think of rain
or the cold or 2 am walking home
drunk, street lights obscured
by dampness in the air,

I take a deep breath by the side
of the road, wait for a lazy car to pass,
it turns, lights fading away,

next car won't pass for a minute or so,
headlights off in the distance
out past Glebe,

I look both ways,
there's dark clouds gravid with
coming storms up there,
or maybe just the same old night
sky,

who knows...?

it'll have to wait, anyway,
I've got just enough time
to take a piss and get going.