Easy in the Dark

The Violin Lady’s pigeons
Have toddled off to sleep
You know I heard her pray the Lord
Their so-uls for to keep

Don’t the city streets look beautiful
Just like the stars had fell
Havin fun’s a lotta work sometimes
Everybody’s gotta walk to the well

A fable for the modern world
Is the story of Miss Muffet
A spider ate her curds and whey
Now she’s gotta rough it

The night’s resplendent refugees
Are gathering in the park
They all agree that hunger’s
Pretty easy in the dark

In the City of the Angels
You can’t turn back the clock
The orange groves are inoperative
Mickey Mouse is slangin rock

The cardboard condominiums
Are melting in the rain
But the scarecrows down on Fifth Street
Will build them up again

This city is a paradise
Where survival is an art
If you don’t like what’s on the menu
You can order a la carte

Don’t the Hollywood sign look beautiful
It’s calling us to prayer
Some claim God’s gone MIA
Some say he just don’t care

The night’s resplendent refugees
Are gathering in the park
They all agree that hunger’s
Pretty easy in the dark

© Donald O’Donovan 2010

Books by Donald O'Donovan
The Sugarhouse
Night Train