Willie Mays in centerfield
Allen Ginsberg writing poems
My father driving his truck
I’m tossing the ball in the backyard
Or
Watching a silly sitcom
American soldiers dying in Vietnam
Or
Losing body parts
Lyndon Johnson on the phone in the Oval Office
Or
Lying about the war
Richard Nixon plotting his next run
The 49ers play at Kezar Stadium
Steve McQueen the coolest
Everyone loves the space program
Marijuana sales increasing everywhere
The Beatles put out a new album
Jack Kerouac still alive and writing
Or
Drinking
J Edgar Hoover plotting against the New Left
Or
The Civil Rights Movement
Dr. King organizing
My Mom a schizophrenic shouting
Or
Making diner
The Viet Cong winning
England swinging like a pendulum do
The Iron Curtain tall and mighty
And
Oppressive
Skirts short on girls
And
Young women
Bewitched remains a popular TV show
Motown and soul music a happy marriage
Unions strong
The CIA schemes against legit governments abroad
I hate school but love books
Girls getting increasingly interesting to me
American cars too big
But
Gas is cheap
Cigarette commercials on TV
More Americans protesting the war
The best and worst yet to come
