my block

                                    MY NAYBORHOOD

ON MY BLOCK I SEE CHILDREN WALKING DOWN
THE LONG NARROW SIDE WALK AS THEY HOLD
ON TO THEIR LITTLE FLUFFY DOGS WITH A
SECURE LOVING GRIP WHILE THE SUN BEAMS
THROUGH THE SUN ON THEIR LITTLE HEADS
LAUGHTHER FILLS THE SILENCE AS THE
DOGS RUN AFTER LITTLE CATS THAT LOOK
LIKE LITTLE WHITE COTTON BALLS AND THE
HAPPINESS OF THE CHILDREN AS PLAYING
WITH ONE ANOTHER AS THEIR TOES LAY
FLAT IN THE SOFT BRIGHT GREEN GRASS
AS THE NIGHT FALLS THE PEOPLE LOCK UP
THERE DOORS AND TUCK THEIR BABIES IN
BED THE WIND CALMS AND GUNSHOTS FILL
THE SKIES YOU HEAR THE INNOCENT LITTLE
CHILDREN CRYING MOTHERS WAKING UP TO
BAD NEWS AS THEIR EYES FILL WITH TEARS
AND THEIR HEARTS FILL WITH PAIN.