"Conflict on West Main"

05/12/04

west main street
bottles hanging on the sill chasing headlights
picket fences chasing cars, chasing dreams
for a single life in America

trees' hands wiping windows for a night-time's
lifetime
no contracts signed, doing their part for making
our America
headlights washing walls, painting pictures through,
endlessly for Picasso, for our America
invoking spirits of favored memories, discounting death
& approaching sand storms of soldiers.
headlights casting headless bodies on our walls
endless memories of a regret for peace.

saddness sweats the hand of g-d across the faces
of those to sadden.
happiness of those who see, amongst the saddness,
the possibility inclusive..
regret, second-thought and hope

-huey