Sitting here at my window
Feeders of sugar water
No one to claim the sweetness
Where have they been all summer?
Yesterday, early evening
Beating against my window
Buzzing in aggravation
Yelling in hummer lingo.
Drove into town on Sunday
Families along the shoulder
Seated in expectation
Something about to happen
Got in and got my 9-volt
Scanner required assistance
Backed up my car up so slowly
Aiming to miss those children.
It’s the third of July
What is everyone celebrating
Third of July
I don’t know.
Maybe I’ll stick to BlueSky
So much to see that’s funny
Out here they’ve taken over
People with too much money
Heartless about who suffers
Heedless of our opinion
I’m choking on disappointment
Somehow it’s their dominion.
It’s the third of July
What is everyone celebrating
Third of July
I don’t know.
Of some people
By some people
For some people
Here we are
Stolen as we stood there
Disbelieving.
I get it, I’ve got it easy
Dinner was on the table
Nobody coming for me
No one as yet is able
Tomorrow’s another story
A nightmare in the making
A nation run out of glory
A people whose heart is breaking.
It’s the third of July
What is everyone celebrating
Third of July
I don’t know.
It’s the third of July
What on Earth are they celebrating
Third of July
I don’t know.