City of green windows
Prosperity and success behind those windows
Far east meets far west
Meets far out and away from home for many
Struggling immigrants
Meets Christmas pageants
Old meets new
Again and again
Violence breaks out in the neighborhood
While we are sleeping
The pressure was in the air as we parked our car
Dreaming that night of a lost baby, lost hope
Their spirits grow faint
Their enemies are great
Will the residents tucked away
Safely in their comfortable homes
Lend a hand to the struggling ones
I met some who are
The uncertainty of the darkness is confusing
Distorting reality
The voices in the mist
Some malevolent
Lead the immigrants on paths
Deeper into darkness and fear
© 2010 Julie Clark
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