Seven Come Eleven, 2006

did we do it in a booth
did we do it in a shoe
o father
o mother
o child

can we lie our way to heaven
will we curse our way to hell
deceiver
master
manipulator

did we all become hohokas
talking backwards from our walk
oh spinners
oh talking points
echoing

who will vote the status quo
who will remember
the flip that floped
stay the course
the uniter

Never about staying the course?
“Hell no! It was about
Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon,
Haiti, Sudan
and beyond!”

hear it echo from the mountain
top again
the ancient
primal
scream for power?

did we do it in a booth
did we do it in a shoe
o father
o mother
o child