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