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My Dad taught me to drive stick
On warm Sunday mornings while Chicago slept
Before the church people left and returned
On a freeway still under construction
Past yellow barricades and
Caution signs
Recklessly cautious
Without benefit of power steering
And power brakes
We flew past run down homes
And new skyscrapers
We owned the road
The lesson was simple
Real drivers drive shift
They control the car
Balance clutch and gas
Life requires our attention
It demands our patience
We advance slowly and carefully
Real drivers drive shift
And so we traveled
Across a city still lazily stretching
Not quite awake
Down a freeway under construction
On side streets and in parking lots
We owned the city
Copyright © Marie Wallace | Year Posted 2016
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Oklahoma
We were all in that building
White, Black and Brown
Old and Young
Americans all
His face, we know it well
He looks like us
America’s son
The face of America
The eyes so cold, so hard
They take our breath away
Cut deep into our hearts
The Soul of America
Laid bare for all to see
How can we understand?
How can we forgive?
We must never forget
Our Oklahoma
Copyright © Marie Wallace | Year Posted 2020
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