Thursday 5 March 2015

Movements of the Shadow Realm

Waiting in the shadows
A young man, a young woman,
A mother, a brother
A child, an elder,
Counting down
Three, two, one!
Stepping out
Marching loud
Two, three, four,
A million follow,
Banners out,
Silent screams:
“Hear me!
Hear me now!”
And it rains
The thunder bursts
And the poison enters the veins,
Tears, blood-shot eyes...
Still they struggle
They stand, they hurt,
The pain, it bleeds,
Bleeds and burns,
And another declaration,
Ushers forth the nation
The vacuum, it sucks,
Leaves no air,
None for the wordless voice,
No air for life...
Once more they wait,
By the shadows they lie,
Some fear and run,
Tied down for life.
Now cowards too wait,
With those who weep
Cry out in pain
Count down again.
Truth, silenced, one-sided,
And bleeding hearts chided:
Three, two, one, move,

Till every word proves true!

06/03/15