Digging a Grave for the Film Flam Man

...where fifteen-inch loudspeakers carry the word so the Act of Worship and Gratitude is heard.

Digging a Grave for the Film Flam Man

I’ve seen  an old town turned to rotten wood,
scrub and dust where the brothel once stood.
Long ago the winds took the nickelodeon’s tune .
A time that shown bright now bleeds a dark moon.

I’ve seen  to the cities with all them shining spires,
where the streets once flowed with immigrant hires,
where pressed suits…