Church of the Cul de Sac

[billy]

i like the originality of this, the content creates a great image by use of extended metaphor [though in an odd place it could be edited to bring it back to said metaphor.] not sure the last two lines add enough to keep, a twist would be something not expected;

We are the Church of the Cul de Sac, and we chant
"don't let that dog shit on my lawn" just an example

Our children ride bikes in circles [our] could very easily have been omitted. as the 2nd line makes it redundant.
while we, the parents, flock
along the sidewalk like birds on a wire.
(I always heard that birds have church too, if you always heard, you'd hear nothing else, [i heard]
congregated like strings of black pearls.)
We are the Church of St. Coca—
cappuccino, latte, mocha. In yoga pants, great images
rain boots, and Seahawks sweatshirts—
a heathen's Sunday best – we are the Church of
“How do your kids like Mrs. So and So's class?” i'd suggest a line space above and below so the quote pops.
Weather cycles, property lines,
water pressure, recycling schedules: our education
comes from Gary, a friendly tarantula
of a man—slow and hairy— solid image.
with fuzzy-bear caterpillar eyebrows.
He explains passages of the HOA manual
and intercedes on our behalf
with our president, to whom we pay our dues.
We think of unwell neighbors.
We are the Church of the Cul de Sac, and we chant
“May the American dream be with you—
and also with you.”