THE VIEW FROM ABOVE

Dibujo tomada de: Rappler.com

Construction workers

sit and eat lunch

from their crow's nest

above the sidewalk,

ogle and comment on the women

passing below.

Their expressions speak

of lust and abhorrence,

as they whistle

or bark like dogs.

At ground level,

they're considerate, respectful to

the women in their family.

their girlfriends.

and the girlfriends of friends.

But they're two hundred feet in the air.

Some men can't climb that high

without lowering themselves.

Author: John Grey

John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident. Recently published in
That, Dalhousie Review and Qwerty with work upcoming in Blueline,
Chronogram and Clade Song.