Caterwauling Cadres
Caterwauling cadres
A secret initiation
2: 30 AM wake up call
On their rendezvous
Outside our windows
Secret expressions
Hidden feelings
Every morning I face in class
Silent and sad stolid faces
Tired from the night before
We are living in a nether world
A subliminal, shadowy land
Everything is hidden from view
Without balance or sense of depth
And still the day dawns
Whether the Premier of China commands it or not
by Hugh M. Lewis
The Great Wall
Poesy From China
1998-9
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Last Updated: 03/15/05