about LA, 2

Gotta stop getting
angry about the traffic–

after all, it’s other people
inside those cars,

all trying to get somewhere
just like me,
all wishing there were an easier way
just like me,
all doing what they have to
just like me.

Gotta look for short cuts,
less-congested surface streets,
leave a little bit earlier or later,

less time on the road,
more time where I want
or need to be.

Make the best of the way it is
until it’s the way it should be.