Born a Crime

someone else’s shack, and they
don’t have any running water, so
they’ve bathed in a bucket from the
outdoor tap and then dumped the
dirty water in the street, where it
runs into the river of sewerage
that’s already there because the
water system has backed up again.
There’s a guy fixing cars who thinks
he knows what he’s doing, but he
doesn’t. He’s dumping old motor oil
into the street, and now the oil is
combining with the dirty bathwater
to make a river of filth running
down the street. There’s probably a
goat hanging around—there’s
always a goat. As you’re walking,