When Trees Pop, by Helen Losse

Two men stand, fists clenched,inside a ring formed by other men.The other men cheer the two men on,while the man knocks another man down.
  Nearby, at an overpass, several boysthrow sand and shout the word queerat certain other boys.  Several womenstand shoulder to shoulder, seemingly calm.
But as they turn, one woman bites anotherwoman on her tongue.  Dusk then settles onthe right of way.  Tall evergreens and deciduoustrees turn black.  A cool wind  rocks the bird house,
rustles tree branc