Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

ALL THOSE PAVEMENTS

"...LOOK THERE AT THAT CRACK!..."

ALL THOSE PAVEMENTS

THAT THERE'S A PARKING LOT!
SEE ALL THOSE PAVEMENTS WORKIN' TOGETHER?
I BET YOU THOUGHT CONCRETE WAS A PERSON,
DID ALL THIS BY HIS LONESOME!
AND THAT GRASS, YOU DON'T SMOKE IT
UNLESS YOU WANT THE PARKINGS ALL COMIN'
OUT FUNNY, CROSS- EYED AND SEEIN' THE GOOD LORD
IN TECHNICOLOUR.
LOOK THERE AT THAT CRACK!
DON'T EVER LET ANYONE TELL YOU PARKING LOTS
DON'T SMILE, 'CAUSE THEY DO.
WE MAY BE THREE FLOORS UP, BUT OUR HUMBLE
REVERENCE IS SEEN BY ALL.
TAKE A GOOD LOOK, BOY!
ALL THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STONE WORKIN' TOGETHER.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GONNA SURVIVE.






Article © Ryan Quinn Flanagan. All rights reserved.
Published in the June 29, 2020 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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