Wishbone...

The Valley is quiet
in the calm before the storm
even the highway is dark
as few have started the journey home
The sun rises in pinks and tangerine
as cooks prepared the holiday feast
and play at attaining the American Dream
What are we celebrating,
do you even know
how we "discovered" a country
people already called home?
Columbus, like Cortez was a killer,
the Pilgrims were celebrating death for dinner,
blankets filled with smallpox
to keep you warm in winter...
Please, tell me another tale
of how great America is
and not this sad truth,
this Judas kiss...
     (11-25-10)