There was always watermelon

it was always summer

back then there was always a sun

remember

things we never saw dogs chased up a tree 

we told ‘em to hush and the dogs got louder 

we had watermelon sliced 

and white paper plates balanced on our knees

and everyone warned us 

don’t eat the seeds

or else watermelons would grow out of our ears 

so we spit the seeds and had contests 

remember 

who could spit better and farther and faster 

and hit that big branch on the oak in the yard 

but we thought about things 

like watermelon seeds

and now we wondered what else was a lie

and it only got louder as we got older

we loved them the same but we trusted them less

and the sun got smaller 

and colder

remember

and it’s always that way in a spitting contest.

Verse 1:

Whispering winds carry
My dreams tonight
In this land of the brave
Where truth takes flight
But I wonder
Do we hold the key to our fate?
Or are we simply passengers
On a ship that won't wait?

Verse 2:

In this democracy
Where the people have voice
We sing our songs
We make our choice
But deep in shadows
Do puppeteers play?
Pulling the strings
That guide our

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