October 20, 2009

the underlay

The weeds

They grew

Up through the center of town

Meant to conceal, to tear down

Winding around the trees

With ease

Seeming to cover

The dust

The dark

With a green

In a mean and twisted way

It was new life

A new day

They say I told you so

Or “but God”

In a righteous way

Instead we looked and knew

It couldn’t be anything

But the blood in our veins

The way it leaves stains

On sheets and muscles that beat

And flows through the streets

Seeps through the cracks

Into our homes

And feed the weeds

and the weeds,

They cover

Our lies

As we hide

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