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penpainter
01-28-2004, 08:10 PM
#828

With some cult-like magic
under a pillared sky
they imitate elation
trying not to cry

They got their dirty footprints
one every piece of land
they force their suicide
but say they understand

They make a reaper’s gold
out of a blood-bought free
they flaunt it with no conscience
for the world to see

They claim a hero’s grave
comes from a coward’s soul
they smash it all to pieces
and still swear it’s whole

They say they love beauty
in their evil chant
but they destroy more flowers
than the world can plant

They look on with pity
while those around them die
they say they’d like to make it better
but you know they lie

They got a hundred reasons
why they’re clean inside
but a man escaped from prison
has no more to hide

They brought their suffer
to a peaceful man
they say they’ll find forever
but i don’t think they can

They make a reaper’s gold
out of a blood-bought free
they flaunt it with no conscience
for the world to see

They claim a hero’s grave
comes from a coward’s soul
they tear it all to pieces
but still swear it’s whole

from the book:
Veracious Verse©
thomas beal 2001
luckypress.com

...an echo from the decade and a half introduction to Earth as the son of a New england baptist minister... LOL

Lyly
02-01-2004, 06:39 PM
"They say they love beauty
in their evil chant
but they destroy more flowers
than the world can plant"

These lines stood out for me. A good read. - Lyly