A Shift in the Fabric of Bakerality
And yes, I do plan on copywriting "Bakerality"... soon. Until then, here are some thoughts, deductions and generalizations from perhaps the only truly "out" gay man in Bakersfield.
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This Ship
This Ship
Remnants of the old Bakersfield barely peeking through.
A thinned-down glaze of the almost-new
Hanging up in the crevices to show the real depth and character of a city
with much conflicting identity.
Paint slathered on old brickwork.
Over unhealed wounds of thoughtless repairs to electric
and windows
and awnings.
Skeletal remains of what used to be important.
Reflections of what was follow each window, reminding us that memories sometimes outlast the physical structure.
Behemoths of dessert architecture
seem almost resigned to a fate
less than half of their builders' intention.
So there might be coffee shops, and clothiers
and blasphemous prophets that spew humility while sipping $4 coffees.
Downtown Bakersfield- an amalgamation of inanimate memes that are fading,
scaring over with time.
Crumbling under the kindness of owners and patrons,
but will outlast us all.
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AnnieLWhite
on May 14, 2008 at 09:22 AM
"So there might be coffee shops, and clothiers and blasphemous prophets that spew humility while sipping $4 coffees" hahahahah best line. HAHAHAHAHAH great/ love it *one of my pet peeves.
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