S tre e t Roots • July 24-30, 2015
Poetry
Drought
Page 13
No time
by Maddy Brown-Clark
by Steve Baratta
no time left for counting
counting up the planet’s losses
for I’m just a soul of a dirt clod
vs flying saucers
rocket ships high
and the moon is full of dust
while some time ago robot knew
that he was going to rust
and the grass that grows so tall
has something in mind you see
like a mother’s love for the first world
that’s bigger than you and me
so don’t tempt me with your silver
I need just a tooth of gold
for these games that you might think
are new
in this world are already old
ha ha, ha ha -
All the lawns are dying
And the trees don’t give leaf
The evergreens aren’t evergreen
Their needles are dry and gold
The streets are dusty from no r a in
The rivers are low once again
And my skin is darker than before
For the evenings aren’t cool anymore
The wind is hot and humid
The blackberries are ripe early
The pet pant for water
And the joggers sweat more than ever
They all called for sun.
Now they all cry for rain.
to the greedy bastards
with the devil trapped
in the mirror
after all, in the everafter
look again
was it only fear
money won’t last for -
ever
and you’ll know when
the souls of the poor
are leading the push
of the daisies
up through the bank
vault floor
so give me all your
lore and your future promised
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