I stop and look around See that I am broken down Walk the mile into town Abandoned cars left broken down Everywhere Everything is gathered around Cast off debris of all That is broken down I move until I am found Beside something new broken down Fallen trees without sound Split through and broken down Everywhere Everything lays on the ground Ground left unplowed Tractors and drivers broken down Life’s amazing circle A child’s carefree game Cartoons and clowns Dancing in the rain Paintings on the walls Summers on the ledge False starts and memories Moving toward the edge Swimmers lunge and drown Lungs and muscles broken down Sons and fathers homeward bound Hoping to fix anything broken down Everywhere Everything lost somehow gets found Found like a stray dog Limping and broken down Night noises of baying hounds Coming through fenced in pounds Mean and wild across a sleeping town That’s lifeless and broken down Broken down Broken down
