just another night in the district of columbia

car

alarms go off in the middle

of the night,

there's a woman

screaming, dogs are barking,

people are being chased.

cars hijacked.

sirens

are blaring

as the cops speed down

the boulevard,

fire engines

and ambulances go by

with

their party lights on,

gun shots ring out.

it's 2 a.m..

you can see the White House

from your window

when you peek out.

the Capitol,

the Washington Monument.

the tidal basin

is lit up under a moon filled sky.

children

are crying.

people are asleep or dead

on the sidewalks

with needles

in their arms,

crack pipes in their hands. eyes

rolled back

into their heads.

it's just another

night

in your nations capital,

with chaos and blood

rolling down

K street, but according

to the news,

there is only a smidgen

of crime.