First Avenue Downtown San Diego

So I beat the pavement
for a while
dirty shoes keeping time
black teeth,
drowned in coffee,
feeding time from a weak mind,
drenched by the poison cloud
of downtown haze,
I head toward the ocean,
for a piece of salt breeze,

and hot black coffee.  

Lucio H. Cooper was born and raised in the Mission Beach area of San Diego, California where he spent his time as a young man walking alone and taking in the local scene. After multiple attempts to finish his degree in Criminal Justice he took jobs as a cook, museum security guard, and truck driver. He currently lives in El Cajon, California with his five little neurotic dogs and somewhat neurotic fiancé.