Saw the cone gnome fixing up a stop sign today<\/p>\n
and the mailman and a brown box truck<\/p>\n
but I ponder as a walked past the delivery van’s smile<\/p>\n
what keep us grinning while they take our cards up<\/p>\n
cuz the roads need upkeep and the house needs upkeep<\/p>\n
and the closet and the basement fill up<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
but I ponder and I wonder as a wander round the block<\/p>\n
today I wondered if they’ll ever be enough<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Saw a black man falling off his bike yesterday<\/p>\n
in my sister’s neighborhood it was a shock<\/p>\n
cuz in the white burbs a black skin man is fairly rare<\/p>\n
but to see him bloodied on the ground is sadly not<\/p>\n
so we asked if we could phone a friend to pick him up<\/p>\n
it went to voicemail, you see a stranger answer not<\/p>\n
but didn’t call to 911-and have the ambulance come<\/p>\n
cuz if the police came out he might get shot<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
but I ponder and I wonder as a wander round the block<\/p>\n
today I wondered if they’ll ever be enough<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
So he left his three piece bicycle, dusted off his skinned knee<\/p>\n
and settled in to end his bike ride with a walk<\/p>\n
We said farewell, prayed for his health, waved good bye and wished him well<\/p>\n
And walked our way back home continuing to talk<\/p>\n
Cuz the laws need upkeep and lawns need upkeep<\/p>\n
and the prison yards, man, you gotta keep em stocked<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
but I ponder and I wonder as a wander round the block<\/p>\n
today I wondered if they’ll ever be enough<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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