by David Gonsalves
if you know someone's home
costumes & handmade signs
if you hold spare keys
& honor half-forgotten dreams
hear whistles & a warning
tear gas & pepper spray
see a woman in her car
a nurse with a cellphone in his hand
a five-year-old wearing his backpack
smirks & lies can't make you unsee
can't make you unsee masks & guns
if you see something & know their names
you know you know
~
David Gonsalves reads, writes, and takes the occasional photograph in Rensselaer NY.
one for the refrigerator! Excellent!
ReplyDeleteI know and I won’t forget. Thanks for the poignant time capsule.
ReplyDeleteExcellent.
ReplyDelete"Honor half-forgotten dreams." Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI remember hearing you read that!
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