D Line Blues

It was another normal Thursday, I wanted coffee in the worst way When the sip hits my lips I got to spit what the verse say I saw a man playing a trombone and singing on the corner He recited poetry, no one response like a coroner I saw an old man with tremors looking out the window of the bus I saw billboards and commercials act as spectacles for lust I saw a car crash, I heard fate laugh I saw the geese land in the Platte river with a splash I saw a woman have a seizure, I saw a kid that wouldn't leave her I saw a boy with Downs Syndrome holding hands with his teacher I saw dust on justice, and news with no substance I saw a cop beating a man as he busted his lip I saw a couple break up, the man started to cry I saw graffiti on a wall, it said ready to die I heard ambulances as I saw death dancing Chaos never dies, the city holds me for ransom It was another average Tuesday, I was taking the train home Fresh from the airport, my brain started to roam A man followed me and asked me for some change I gave him what I could before they kicked him off the train A woman came on the rail with 2 kids and a stroller The businessmen looked away and wouldn't move over I got up and gave her my seat, she sat down and smiled I wondered why these suit and ties wouldn't move for a child? The train stopped on 16th, a blind man came on He sat down and started to sing a Paul Robeson song The kid next to me didn't hear it, he was texting The man's voice humbled me I was grateful for the lesson The girl behind us was on the phone and started to cry The old woman stared out the window, I saw the struggle in her eyes I heard ambulances as I saw death dancing Chaos never dies, the city holds me for ransom It was just another average, cliché Wednesday I had my notebook on the train, so listen to what the pen say I saw a man with a sunken face grinding his teeth I saw a woman thumbing her rosary filled with grief I saw a drone, I saw a foreclosed home I saw a poem in it all as they listened on my phone I saw a dead pigeon, I saw oil in the sewer A bee landed on the window, every year I see fewer I saw the police approach a man with their guns aimed I saw a kid tagging a train, searching for fame I saw struggle in it all as I wrote away the pain The windshield wipers squeaked as the sky leaked rain I saw a dead dog lying in the middle of the road I saw an elderly woman crying another story untold I heard ambulances as I saw death dancing Chaos never dies, the city holds me for ransom It was another normal Monday, I was sitting by the park Sipping on some coffee when a dog started to bark 2 men were fighting, a drug deal gone bad They ran away from the cops, later a junkie found the stash I saw the cops telling a homeless man to move on I see handcuffs not homes, this scene is all wrong I see a blind mother pulling a stroller down Broadway Another strong woman with a bullet proof soul like Sade I saw a dead cat in the gutter, no life in its eyes I see dreamers on the corner like monarch butterflies I see a mother in sanctuary, separated from her kids I see no justice, they make it illegal to live I see ICE outside and I'm not talking about frozen water I'm talking bout the ICE that'll separate you from your daughter I heard ambulances as i saw death dancing Chaos never dies, the city holds me for ransom