A middle-aged man sits at a small table
in a small café in mid-town San Diego
sipping his Moroccan mint as he peers
out the window at the intersection
of 30th and Beech street
trippin’ on Miles sweet/soul sound
soaring through the open door
to the rhyme and rhythm of the street
“So What” is Miles lyrical reply to
those who wonder why a middle-aged man
sits alone at a small table in a small café
sipping mint tea on a rainy afternoon
in Southern California in spring time