i dreamt you were following me

and it was quite unsettling 

when i looked into the rear-view mirror

and saw you turn right on to liberty street

and left into the driveway 

of the big ugly pink house

you thought i lived there

and you were going to confront me 

to make me tell you the truth

but i kept going straight down harrison
then left on washington street
and kept going till the light turned red

it was there, at that light
that your boy caught up to me
got out of his car
and asked me a question
why do you keep running from him?
but i had no answer to give

at that moment the light turned green
and i sped off on washington street
heading north, to where, i knew not
 i drove for hours and hours
till i found myself in my hometown
traveling along the old lincoln highway

people were standing on one side of the street
smiling and laughing as they watched something
i looked to my left and saw it
the old historic courthouse
crumbling and falling to the ground
into a big pile of rubble

i thought to myself
how can it be, that it has decayed like this?
it was old, but it was sturdy
then i saw the wrecking ball
and knew the answer to my question
and i was saddened that the people didn't care

or maybe they were just too blind to see...


3/11/2018