future mayors run the HOA

the LA mayor

reminds me of the HOA president

in my

neighborhood.

rules

on top of rules.

rules that make

no sense.

spending money

on useless

ventures.

speed bumps

and unbroken fences.

slow down signs and 

holiday

decorations

on every gas lit pole

in the neighborhood.

punishing

the tenant for painting

with

the red

paint that isn't their

required

color.

putting trash out before

the sun goes

down.

allowing your dog to bark,

and getting

fined 

for the exorbitant

HOA payment being

an hour late.

but

smiling all the way

to the bank.

walking about

with her clipboard,

as the community

becomes miserable

under her

DEI weight.