minneapolis
mini polis
dakota, greek
water city
and what a place
at a confluence
at a falls
the water dropping over what once were limestone ledges
then 7 miles down, the waters joining
the minnesota river, the mississippi river
the mini so tah wahk pah joining the haha wahk pah
the river of cloudy water flowing into the river of the falls
and south of the glinting skyscrapers of downtown flows lake street
running like a river from sunrise to sunset
a straight line running 5 miles between white earth lake and river of the falls
between bde maka ska and haha wahk pah
a street that is a river of languages in glowing signs
at the end where the sun sets
it’s the apple store and cowboy bar and designer furniture boutique
in it’s midway point the signs are swirling now
restaurantes next to halal meats
a western wall covered in a huge burner graf piece
dur dur bakery next to mercado central
imported food store fronts next to bondage leather and kink supplies
a bank branch, a dollar store
a global market built inside the shell of a sears headquarters
vietnamese autobody shops, chiropractor mexicanos
accidente empleados? accidente auto?
the taco trucks in the empty parking lots
in front of the k-mart and across from the pioneers and soldiers cemetery
still selling their tacos de lengua in the cold
and at the end where the sun rises
tax preparers and walgreens
further to a print shop, further to a wood working tool supplier
silk screened band posters taped in a window
vices, clamps and braces laid out in rows
then a bridge over the great river and lake street becomes marshall
two rivers, a falls, a lake, a city, a street
a confluence, a stop, a go
how the water city flows
heat flow 