Seen Downtown
Plaid girl with a sword
Sea captain in need of ship
Eagle holding plate
When I come home I usually drive through downtown rather than catch I-5 which is always at a standstill. Tonight I saw a rather pretty girl in an awesome plaid shirt, skinny jeans and gilded flats, carrying a sword. That's right, a sword. So I thought, hmm, yes, this is my cue to pay attention, because something else is sure to pop up. A minute or two later I saw the sea captain, wearing his khakis, a dark blue sweater and his captain's hat; under the hat silky white hair sprouted that matched his gloriously white beard. A perfect Ahab in the middle of the city. Then I saw the eagle holding the plate—a fabulously patriotic silver eagle encircling someone's license plate. An eagle forever swooping, forever diving off the back of a crappy car. Yes, this city is good.
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