Under the Tree at 1st and Independence

Poem
March 20, 2012

Under the Tree at 1st and Independence

Its fine to  rest on the bench
Under the tree at 1st and Independence
Gazing at the Capitol Dome
Right after beating the halls
Of US Congress in a lobby
in a March afternoon.

To breathe the fresh air of early spring
After the suffocating air
From the classical buildings
And the balmy offices of Congress,
Its fine.

It’s nice to watch the crowd
Pass by in different get ups
Like zombies of the walking dead,
Unmindful of the thoughts of people
not wanting to eat flesh
but read minds.

The sense of urgency,
The heat up passions,
The anger still there,
Like the smoking barrel of the gun.
Still hot from gasses and powder,
Ready to explode in the sun.

Al P. Garcja