St. Louis, MO [Circa 1960]
A blackbird is crowing
on Arsenal Street.
He’s been there for years
and does not retreat.
A redbird is singing
on Botanical Street.
He’s living the good life
with plenty to eat.
The blackbird nests
in the fissures of those walls
where locked in nightmares
desperation walks the halls.
The redbird flies freely
in Tower Grove Park
nesting in vibrant trees
chased by a Lark.
Young people emerge
from Emmaus, St. John’s.
Messiah leads a caravan
to Arsenal Street’s lawn.
Serving the neighbor,
assist in stairs, push wheelchairs.
Assemble for worship
yet totally unaware.
Redbird flies away
and nothing is changed.
Blackbird on Arsenal Street
in the stillness remains.
Copyright @2021 by Kenn
Storck
May be reprinted with
permission.
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