Memories of America
Old men,
Folding chairs
Skinny ankles
White socks.
Young men,
Playing horseshoes
Picket fence
And hollyhocks.
Summer.
Muggy days
Alley echoes
Children run
Shady spots
Warm wind
Storms brew
Mother’s calling
Getting caught…..
Freedom
Suntan
Freckle face
Sweaty head
Dirty hands
Sleepy eyes
Cotton sheets
Painted trains
Dream land.
Innocence
Same men
Same boys
Bloody bullets
Shooting spar
Shoot first
Always win
Kill your brothers
Win the war.
Judgment
Empty chairs
Dying children
Crying widow
Mother’s pain
Gain nothing
Lose all,
No more,
Painted trains.
War
