Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Rest In Peace

She presses her cold hand over the mouth of our small suburban town.
Leeches flood the streets, whispering lies into our ear.

Drugs, they claim.
Depression, they claim.

But our eyes will never see reason.
Our hands will never hold the pure, blatant truth.
For our weak noses can only detect blood.
Nothing much greater.
Nothing much at all.

And we puzzle, and lower our flags.
Here in this town.