Indoor Street Art
Ibis Style Hotel
Bercy, Paris
The fun began at the front desk
where the art behind the happy trio
played off the 2 female singers
and the two male musicians,
— drummer and guitarist.
A street art theme on every floor.

Real HipHop shouts in red–
folded arms sound a thread
of anger: that’s his pose.

Headphones on, Mr. Kool
channels beats, purple flows
of riffs. He hides his woes.

Pursed lips near flute unspool
notes behind closed eyes.
Gold cascades, scarlet highs.

Cap’n Strut kicks his heel,
plucks, and crouches low.
Blacks and orange glow.

Summoning the red feel
inside his head, he writes
lyrics, kills critics’ slights,

sidesteps love’s time-worn tread
to find the range she’ll sing:
the blues and reds are wed.