WILDERNESS
JD Schneider
1.
This is the place in the middle of America
The wilderness of childhood survival dreams
And here the sunset drips like soggy purple paint
And tickles the horizon, the mountains embrace their infant sun
And the proud evergreens are Chinese pagodas or ladders to the clouds
I lie here with the love of my life and we
Hold hands and suck in the essence of this utopia
As fireflies dance hearts around our lips
And rising above all else, between mountains
Is the McDonald's M that reminds me of home.
2.
In the Sahara on a camel's back, we ride
Together through sand and sand
Feeling the sun on our necks,
Our shirts off, we turn brown to blend in
And our tongues dry to match the dunes.
We feel safe from tourism and English speakers
And anyone else who is solid when you reach him.
Ever-present, in the oasis floating
A drive-in McDonalds always ahead
But with us wherever we go.