Doug Hayman: Music
No One Wins
(Doug Hayman)
November 6, 2005
For William N.
A young man
A summer evening
It could be anywhere
He rides his bicycle
With the strong legs of youth
Two kids
Challenge him to a fight
It could be anywhere
But he turns
And rides the other way
Legs pumping hard
A shot rings out
The bullet catches up with him
A hundred feet down the road
Through his clothes
Through his skin
Through his spine
And the nerves within
No one wins
No one wins
It achieves nothing
In the end
Now he glides
His wheelchair
With the strong arms of youth
A young man
A summer evening
It could be anywhere
No one wins
No one wins
It achieves nothing
In the end
© 2005 Doug Hayman