Until There Are None
Until There Are None
In Vegas there used to be…
Seagulls on light poles
Lizards on walls
Roadrunners in backyards
And now there’s none at all
Wild horses and wild mules
Are vanishing fast
Conservation and good intentions
Make sure they won’t last
Used to be tumbleweed
Blowing into town
Now too many houses
No tumbleweeds to be found
Smog has dimmed
Our once bright sunny days
Now our skies are limned
In L.A Haze
It’s the nature of things
To ne’er remain the same
But that good things should vanish
Is a crying shame
Nothing’s meant to last forever
Not even our torrid Vegas sun
My heart will repeat only
so many more Beats
…And then there will be none…
121 words
Copyright © David O'Haolin Whalen | Year Posted 2019
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