Can't Stop Death

I, the lonely old man

Sits by the road

Sits by the highway

And holds my gun under my arm to pray

In a flash

In a blur

The unwitting drivers speed by

In a lull

In a dull roar of silence

I can see the crows lined up beside me

In my chair I raise my arm

And I fire into the air

The crows fly forward to me

In a frenzy

Mad as hell

Minutes go by

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">The crows fly by

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Back to their perch

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Time is of the essence

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Please don't let anyone slow down

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Please don't let anyone stop

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">No one deserves to die

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Which is why no one can afford to stop by

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Time is something I ironically don't have

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">As the traffic slows to gawk at another casualty of their hate

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">The crows are a portent

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">The crows look on

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">And wait

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Waiting for a spectacle

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">A dinner show

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">As I get ready to pack up and admit defeat

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">I hear the sirens wail and I jump to my feet

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Below me, under my bridge

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Is a burning building

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Fiery and bright

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">A model of Gomorrah stands to fall

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">I know that it is impossible

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">For even a god, Father Time, to stop death itself

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">As the roof caves in and a choreographed gasp is let out

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">I walk down the road into the sunset

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">And hope to see that survival comes about.

In Memoriam
Of fire officer Jon Davies and all those effected by the Arlington Street fire in Worcester MA.

Jon Davies... Death: December 8th, 2011