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This beautiful state (NM), this beautiful land…
when you leave Main Streetfor a blitz into the terrestrial empty fields
See Socorro -Dust between your teeth and behind closed EyesTrying to decrypt the sun polished texts on faded signs‘Best Steak in the USA’ - doubt it, highlyThough, being vegetarian I have no valid point of viewDemolished buildings, fenced windows, despair and lostnessBut, suddenly arises from the Dust, a vivid and lively Plaza, sign of life, sign of hope?
Kelly’s Mine -Big Ol’ Rusty TheingBullet holesBroken beer bottlesOld remains of greater timesWhen silver and zinc brought up in to the light from ominous deep hidden maze of body breaking tunnels darkThousands of people living in piles of rock and debris, making a rough living, what a place for kids was that?
Pie Town -Except this day - passed in three secondsThis day only -Navajo Frybread - head implodes when the harmless looking meal unleashes hurricane of red chileAll these pies trying to git’ ya’…Gun carrying cowboys, horsesDogs, people, food, sun and cool breeze, a different feel hereThis dayOnly
El Malpais -The BadlandsThe exceptional stark beauty of uncovered ancient black black black lava mountains, ridges, riversSparsely covered by green trying to survive in this extreme spotInterwoven sandstone yellows and reds, arches of soft stone exploded by ice distant millions of years agoThe silence and space mind wrecking here, a physical impact
There is a broken beauty about and around this state: land of Entrapment, land of Enchantment, land of Enhancement!