Pennsylvania ‘Street Poet’


Writes about Parking


Abigail Mott, Dec. 7, 2012, Lancaster, PA


Larry Cohen, Executive Director of the Lancaster (PA) Parking Authority, asked the city’s “street poet,” Abigail Mott, to write a few lines about parking. Cohen didn’t say what she was paid. He did say PT should publish it under “strange and unusual.” We thought it was routine for something as ‘strange and unusual’ as parking. JVH








Parking


Wandering around screeching


noses dripping on every corner,


hollering, weaving


between the orange vests


the xxx strollers falling over –


the spot an inch out of reach,


if only everyone would stop


and let me in –


no, not today.


The rain thickens


across the way


the meter ticking


my cents away.


[Source: Larry Cohen]