[Dear Angry Mob] by Joshua Beckman

[Dear Angry Mob]

Dear Angry Mob,

 

Oak Wood Trail is closed to you. We

feel it unnecessary to defend our position,

for we have always thought of ourselves

(and rightly, I venture) as a haven for

those seeking a quiet and solitary

contemplation. We are truly sorry

for the inconvenience.

 

Signed,

 

                                 Ranger Lil

 

 

PS            Ofttimes as the day ends

                      on a wet bed of yellow leaves

                            or the sky densens gray and dark

                 I am brought to imagine

                      the growing disquiet

                             in the hearts of my countrymen