the parking pass

the bright red
day glow
sticker
is firmly stuck
to your windshield.
the community Nazis
have walked
through
your neighborhood
and deemed
your parking
pass is not visible
enough for their liking.
you will be towed
this is a warning.
you must display
your pass properly
it reads.
in your boxer shorts
you go out
into the parking lot
open your car and
you slide your pass
into the middle of
the dashboard, three
inches to the left.
you hope this pleases
them and that your car,
parked directly in
front of your own
house, as it has been
for ten years, in
a numbered space
will not be towed.