Skytrains glide
from mall to mall.
Sugar mountains
climb the halls.
Take a taxi.
Make a fuss.
You’ll never miss
your cannabis.
Shops crop up
on every street—
If you catch
the munchies,
there’s much
to eat.
If you’re still young
the taste is sweet—
If you’re old
the heat’s
your trick
or treat.
Frank William Finney is a retired lecturer in literature from Massachusetts. Joint winner of The Letter Prize for Poetry, he is the author of The Folding of the Wings (FLP Books, 2022), and other collections.