shadowed memories

shadowed



reminiscing about souls gone past
forever seed in hallowed ground
the meaning of freedom
defined at last

in a showering storm of dedicated steel
life and death became one moment surreal
prayers were uttered and curses screamed
could the vision really be what it seemed

reality tv commercial free
            let freedom ring
past the singular dissipation of a newborn's cry

mushroom clouds and ashes of hate
reigning over the fate of every mortal man

do we give up

or fight for the loss
          yes we can
choices are made
        on the earth's corners  squared
perpetually crouched men live in burrows under sand

while jungles lay fertile past this barren strip
& the color of famine is bloated belly black
& so it goes in circular solidity
let freedom ring
in cracked bell tone
we are not alone  rage on  rage on

an eye for an eye
makes the world go blind

bleached bone white
sand stoned tan
yellow, black
or mandarin red

does any of that matter
when you are dead

visions through the eye of a needle
sewn with time and raped by reason
sins are erased by the holy fire of love
buildings are erected
and fall down
bones to ashes
we can only kiss the shadow
of reasons selected

hate is rebar trapping the soul
forgiveness screams in the thinnest silence
all hearing ears  alleviating pain
allowing memories to flood  faintest gray
& spring brings forth  grass so green
each blade a promise of things yet unseen