| Copyright 2007 Red Pulp Underground |
| Frank Pierce - Poetry |
Made In the USA Spring Valley rises from the ashes Rocks, asphalt, wood, brick, wire, pipes House after house Street after street Quickly, efficiently, robustly “Juan, dame la madera.” Framing all day Roofing all night Continuously Twelve hours a day Digging and plumbing Seven days a week Sweat flies with hammer and nail With Shovel and pipe “Miguel, un poco de agua por favor.” With each blow spikes and nails sink Inch by blasted inch Joists levered in place More sweat More grime Tough grind Then finally a break Twelve hours and the sun says enough On a day when work does not end Time to bathe and feed The owner’s most valuable tool Remove the dust from its pores From its engine Lubricate its parts So that beads of sweat will cool it Beads of sweat that drip Beads of sweat that run the length of it’s sleeves and trousers And capture the grime of a 12 hour day Spring Valley made in the USA |
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