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america, what happened?

they found him on the backward side
of a life which headed down
unused words ruled his mind
they were the only friends he’d found

his body wore deep wrinkles
so long before it’s time
carved by words glued together
then pasted with awkward rhymes

the only coat upon his back
was the silence he’d always worn
and he took it with him as he left
it was enough to keep him warm

his daydreams left him stranded
his hopes were shadows on the ground
and the silent voices in his head
became the evenings only sound

he wore his coat of silence well
and pushed the words aside
shattered dreams like darkness fell 
and in the hush of emptiness he died

when they rolled his body over
the words on his coat were true
“america, what happened?
these words are meant for you.”


© tolbert

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