A Road by Any Other Name

If I could rule the Viaduct
I’d pick up from the zoo
Panda Bears and Bengal Tigers
And a Spotted Owl or two

Then plant thousand year old redwoods
On her roads where they could roam
Bury Indian bones and baskets
Make their presence quite well known

I’d make part of her a wetland
Mother Nature would revere
Build a little inn and post a sign
“George Washington slept here”

Then they’d have to leave her standing
For there’s no way they’d tear down
An endangered species, national treasure,
And Indian burial ground