we ponder   but there is no point

in speculating

whatever the cause   it is sad and disturbing

and   perhaps   symptomatic 

of this los angeles culture which may turn anyone

into a creature of raw and unfettered and maybe unexplainable emotion

but this level of disturbance 

is truly upsetting

unlike the common   run of the mill   mutterings and rantings

of the ubiquitous homeless people on the streets

in the alleys   on the beach 

perched in treetops   hovering like ghetto gnats in the sky

floating above the wretched wonderfulness which is this city

carrying no more weight than a chilly day