Child of the Aztec gods, <br />how long must we listen here, <br />how long before we go? <br /> <br />The dust is deep on the lintels. <br />The dust is dark on the doors. <br />If the dreams shake our bones, <br />what can we say or do? <br /> <br />Since early morning we waited. <br />Since early, early morning, child. <br />There must be dreams on the way now. <br />There must be a song for our bones. <br /> <br />The dust gets deeper and darker. <br />Do the doors and lintels shudder? <br />How long must we listen here? <br />How long before we go?<br /><br />Carl Sandburg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dusty-doors/
