Truce

What an uneasy truce
Between 'Iolani palace
and the state capitol
The palace with its fence
the capitol with its moat
looking back across history
yet the truce holds
the gates are open
the drawbridge down
and in between am I
thinking
how stupid and greedy we are
how stupid and greedy I am
for money, for glory, for death
forever
as a dead leaf
flies in front of me
peace
however uneasy and unfair
seems worth it