A Walk On Hollywood Boulevard

Movie characters play out their roles
In front of Mann’s Chinese Theater.
The stars of the dead are trampled upon
by their impersonators. The Church of Scientology
Anchors one end, its blue neon light
Brighter than a movie marquee.

So many dreams were found on this street,
So many lost. Someone with a megaphone
Announces eternal damnation
To those who don’t believe.

Published in Poetry Quarterly.