A Good Neighbor | A Poem by Jon Bennett

�The big problem is Lisa in 307,�

says the building manager,

�she�s smoking crack again.�

�Blasts that stereo

all night,� I say.

�The subwoofers,� he says.

Lisa once knocked on my door

for a cup of sugar.

�I don�t have any,� I said.

�Butter?�

�No,� I said.  �All I have

is vinegar.�

�I�ll take it!�

In this neighborhood

a good stereo

is like a good neighbor �

it�s one

you can

turn down.

Jon Bennett writes and plays music in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. You can find more of his work on Pandora and Spotify, or by connecting with him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jon.bennett.967.