life's wrong turns haunting,
beekeepers level the score
drowning in debt we are...
children on the stoop sit
counting their blessings
not knowing what they have
parents mull about inside
fresh pots of tea sit on stoves
angry workers store tools,
our lives are fashionable to
those who cast the votes
and we swim along the banks
of the Nile looking for clues
on ancient pyramid building,
children of the night sing songs
of compassion falling on the
deaf ears of seagulls flying
too close to the shoreline
noticing not who beckons.
July 23, 2024
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