Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln - PJ Harvey

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln

At the refreshments stand

A boy throws out his hands

As if to feed the starlings

But really he throws nothing

It’s just to watch them jump

See the people coming

They’re moving over the grass

To squeeze in two plastic chairs

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln

Three notes, a bugle call

A black man in overalls

Arrives to empty the trash

Hauls it to a metal hatch

A doorway opens up

To the underworld

The boy throws empty hands

And the starlings jump

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln