The cross rises out of the high ground <br />Above the freeway, like a mighty white <br /> <br />Sword stabbed provocatively into <br />The bosom of the heartland <br /> <br />Looking down with righteous indignation: <br />The thousands of Buddhists, Muslims <br /> <br />Atheists and Jews, Hindus and <br />Agnostics who <br /> <br />Bravely make their way <br /> <br />Albeit uncomfortably <br />Through the narrow passages of hypocrisy <br /> <br />Toward the beckoning horizon <br />…of an American dream. <br /> <br /> <br />(Previously published in Lynx: Poetry from Bath, England, Issue 14, Feb 2000)<br /><br />Laurence Overmire<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/narrow-crossing/
