#4

here we sit
in plastic chairs
on a plastic lawn
watching the sun
play tag with the moon
red lights have been
green
for way too long
but I stay still
parade in the city
behind the parade
because the lightswitch
was still off.
the elephants and ringleaders
are still on tv
and still
in cages.
they tell me
fly
fly
fly to the moon
but i take
a picture of a bird instead
and say
I'll fly away
later.
and when my eyes are closed
I can still see you
always
and
forever.
millions of smiles
trillions of tears
some of them real
the world will stop spinning
they will stop clapping
and the lights will go off
and
I
will
still
be
here,
in
a

Rainbow Country