Absent Afternoon – Calexico

Absent afternoons
Crossing Main Avenue
South to
Cemetery lawns
Silhouette
Blackout in the sun

Policeman’s motorcade
Traffic slows
Faces fade
And eyes with
No light left
Curtains are drawn
And one last breath
Would bring some peace
Through these days
Second life processions
And carry a cross
Flooded streets
Coffin-like cars [?]
Flew down and out of view

Flew down and out of view