Hamhocks Chitlins Black Eyed Peas

Gringos were told, borders patrolled, Mexicans bold, lash at the bags full of cash,

Men in dark suits, dance in pursuit of rewards that would settle a score

The Matador prays in dark corridors alongside black frocked priests

prayers to beseech and tame the beast he is facing

Keroac ruled the road proving the nation adverb full of action, put to test

jazz and women did the rest, mollify what they knew best

Give the people what they need to hear

A tinge of truth mixed with fear, to foil their perceptions

Muddy the clear, danger lurks, all too near.