Church of the Cul de Sac

[Achebe]

Our children ride bikes in circles
while we, the parents, flock
along the sidewalk like birds on a wire. .... I get thr impression of soccer moms flanking the sidewalk - very good

(I always heard that birds have church too,
congregated like strings of black pearls.)
We are the Church of St. Coca—
cappuccino, latte, mocha. In yoga pants,  .... as someone else noted,  nice slant rhymes. And very apt.
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?”
Weather cycles, property lines,
water pressure, recycling schedules: our education
comes from Gary, a friendly tarantula ....nice change and nice word choice
of a man—slow and hairy—
with fuzzy-bear caterpillar eyebrows. .....beautiful 
He explains passages of the HOA manual
and intercedes on our behalf
with our president, to whom we pay our dues. .....the only line in the poem that left me puzzled
We think of unwell neighbors.
We are the Church of the Cul de Sac, and we chant ....do you need the two 'we's?
“May the American dream be with you—
and also with you.”

Thanks for posting