The soil here is in summer so I buried my in a tomb of rocks, a plot behind St. church to lay rest the gilded dreams of men.
gold found to the North, Quartzburg out its whores, its and roughnecks. They this camp.
Pa left day to mine. Id him to the gulch, my pan and in hand, a devoted to riches.
The Mexicans often bull and fights near the bar. kept a boy entertained when there were no to enjoy.
The Cantonese the quarries, for less than the Whites. My father would the Orientals, yet home reeking of opium.
A group of my and I to explore the creek. The kneeled there, for gold. We mocked him, and him, I prodded him my knife. He his revolver and in the air. The errant off of a stone and my leg. I ran back to the town.
the Chinaman, clutching the noose.
Law arrived. The demanded he be jailed and properly tried.
Gangs at night the jail. led, in hand, in his cell. lies. Tempted leaves, the his arm the bars.
The mob swiftly grabbed the gleaners hand. wrapped the collar his neck. The horde on the rope, Chinaman and choked, his brains upon the wall.
all the gold mines dried but that never did. Red still stains the jail wall. was never tried, none a foreigner, but I saw in his eyes. all the riches spent, the people left the yet I stayed to here still. When Father died of I did not for him. I pray the grave his sins.
I pray that someone will to bury me. I pray that will remain.