muted sounds from the mountains
ring out across the valley proper
signaling season's end...
muted sounds from the city
ring out throughout the streets
signaling a changing ownership...
muted sounds from the homes
ring out in the suburbs
signaling a new era...
peace be with you - and to you
keeping a wish list of hopes
and those of fear as well,
pay attention to the teaching
of your children, now that the
devil has come to town...
live vicariously in the debt that
has been amassed as though you
are the only one deserving...
redeem tomorrow from today
for fear you might lose it all.
November 14, 2024