3Dreamland
Green lawn front
A tree, or maybe two
Daddy's off at work
Toiling mindlessly in the dream
All day long, Mommy's in the kitchen
Broom in one hand, spoon in the other
Apron tied around her waist
Outside she sees two more Negroes
Turned away
The bottle of hope provided by Levitt,
She fingers longingly on the counter
Wash away the loss of the check
She's replaced it with the euphoric
Sanguine dream of conformity
Another house went up
It looks just the same
Another building in the city fell
Those homeless replaced
Are there jobs for them?
Those who seem and appear a different species
Not even human
They get shut up in the drab
Rundowns of the dream
Crying out in dirges for some aid
But the grass is green
In front of the home
Just like "everyone" else's
Day in…day out
Living in a cheerful wonderland
Where pain is the only joy.