A Look Into Now Series #2

We end our long silence

with the ringing of the bells

while watching the gentle

falling rain obscure our

footprints left on the stairs;

we tease away our salvation

in row after row of rational

thoughts as though we were

field hands planting crops

for the master of the house;

we slide through back doors

of houses not our own, testing

the patience of neighbors while

sampling what they feed their

families, as if our opinions

were sanctioned at the entrance

of our elite gated communities;

we end our long silence

with the tolling of the bells

that ring silent most of the time,

since our political tongues

have been removed by the

unpopular, popular vote.

27Nov12