Monday, April 22, 2013

El Cajon Boulevard


El Cajon Boulevard

The sun sets a little earlier to the south
As if God is allowing just a little bit more time
For those who do not dare walk across at night

Crosses strune on the southern side
Para aquellos que han muerto
For those who have died

It’s Halloween, El día de los muertos

The witches stand their ground
Watch how she waits for the bus,
She fools only those who choose not to look

Men will cross that border, but only for her
Their wives think the city ends before El Cajon
But the men, they know

Cross and the language changes 
Sobriety checkpoints, foreign concept to some
This is not on the brochure

America’s finest city
What a lovely little phrase
Whoever wrote that clearly has never seen this intersection

Euclid and El Cajon
Where gang members do their never ending dance 
A game of battleship no one ever wins 



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