The Los Angeles River of Desire

The Los Angeles River of Desire

It is a real river and against
what you would think
it does not desire water,
it has that.

It does not desire a concrete bottom, concrete banks
or mostly wonderful graffiti,
it has that.

It does not desire baseballs from Dodger Stadium
or horse manure from Los Feliz stables or cast off condoms
from it’s many lovers.
It has that.

It does not desire 400 tributaries
It does not desire being the boundary
between LA and the Eastside
it has that.

It does not desire a group
that is trying to release it
from it’s manmade constraints,
it has that.

The Los Angeles River
does not desire desire.
It has that.

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