Ice Cream Truck

Ice Cream Truck 6/18/2015

 

The dog barks

And everybody listens

But he won’t shut up

And chews on his tail. 

Reading the words

Someone else, has written

As easy as it gets

And worth nothing at all.

Nine, Eight, Seven, Six

We can all count down together

As everything falls into place

And everything falls apart.

This is, generation zero

But even this, is nothing new

Because civilization dies slowly

Of a million cuts or more. 

I also had hope

But now it is gone

And I also had dreams

But they are all over now. 

Follow the dogs

And run down the street

Because we are betrayed

Facing the other way. 

Others have sold us out

And others have turned us over

Just for a quarter point

And a bag of silver.

Track it and count it

Read it and weep

The truth in the details

That peasants

Will never read. 

It takes wisdom

And it takes patience

But we, are a forgetful lot

Just as dumb now

As in the desert. 

The swords are in my back

And my name

It just doesn’t matter

Trashed and forgotten

Like I never lived at all. 

Between the lines

And over your shoulder

The world turns over

And wobbles on cue. 

Look around

And you will see

Think

And you will learn

But if you cannot question

Then you are done.