i shall always live
in walking distance of
food, entertainment
and culture.
cars congest.

unnecessarily
big cars, like SUV's
can crush lives in
a split second.

cars sustain
companies
like BP

cars spread things out
so that you have no choice
but to use them.
i may have been
the only 16 year old
who had to be dragged
to the DMV to get
a license.

i preferred riding
the city bus

that way i could
watch people,
draw a bit.

i liked being
part of the public.
feeling the pulse
of america.

my grandma
thought i was weird
and would give me bus
tickets for my birthday.
it was awesome.

ph: nicholai howalt

ps:

if you drive to a
farmer's market

it's like taking
one step forward.
2 steps backwards.