Tribute

by Roberto Lavidez

bronzed statue

staring down

bloated vagabonds

glued on concrete

under glittering skies

of empty promises

mouth agape

uttering flies

that land on

drumbeat bellies

prodding

for a salute

to its sculpted myth

on cemented fate

stained by the blood

of an anemic

revolution

the proud figure

still standing tall

waiting for the

wreath in the morn

to be laid by

calloused hands

not from labor

but from the

weight of gold

while snoring souls

pay tribute

by snorting solvents

shrinking brains

to a size of a nickel

hacking

spitting phlegm

at the cold face

that missed

the milk can

of loose change

the same face

worn by the

towering figure

they now call

home

©robertolavidez2012