Surrogate
Water Tower
When no one but the locals are aroundyou will see them as they gather at thecenter of this town to pay homage to theirmonolithic patriarch who stands so tallhe's seen from miles around They worship for the gifts that he bestowslike the water that they drink and use towash their dusty cloths, and the way herepresents them to the passers-by who constantly go trickling down the road.They will do as they are told. The old folks know their time has past for usefulness andthings that don't last,but they laugh themselves to sleep as they retire.cause they remember when they built the framethat holds that head that bears the name,but the young ones shake their heads and call them liars. They know that someday he will come aroundand he'll realize he's far too good for their Midwestern town,and he'll pack his things and mover to where the people are,the southern coast where he'll become a star.
From Letras Mania