by S.D. Sommerfeld

Created on: November 24, 2008

the cacophonous silent

screaming inside

bursting arteries and veins

inside shriveled cortex

throbbing spaces vent

dreams of - that died

cheeks that bare no stains

years of tears dried without rest

standing up

wind that stirs in a hollow log

shattered nerves that twitch

rising up

again without reason - a wretched dog

scattered scars unstitched

this that it was

this is all there was

before it drew this decade's breath

this ache for love

a small sting that wants love

was all that kept it from death's step

it stood as a man

it flew as a god

but now it was damned

and groped and crawled

it searched

and begged

for perhaps a touch

that would pretend love

that would lie to it

that would trick it into bliss

one hope~light that was lit

that led it to one true kiss

embrace of ecstasy that yawned

and was the spark

that blazed the sleeping fire

that craved an eden - long gone

wrath awoken in the dark

that crazed its primal desire

so many chains bind

so many lies blind

so much blood spilling

so much hunger - unfull~filling

and a fire each place to gaze

and in each back a poisoned blade

what a dangerous place for true love

what a freakish space - so many unloved

the soul~shattered silent

howling beside

each broken one not holding hands

awaiting a whip-crack for what is next

sobbing faces twist~bent

hopes of - that tried

rivers without rains

days and days of wondering what's left

and on two feet

on four

on six

they stood and gawked at atrocity

and on more feet

they rose up for this

sleeping eyes burned wide open finally

screaming the screams

of a thousand lifetimes

dreaming the dreams

that died before they were born this time

and climbing

broken soldiers

awake and starving for truth

and rising

shattered souls - awaiting orders

clenching fist and tooth

it knew something now

though not much

but is grew somehow now

and rage

was enough

the edge of a blade

that was free to carve

a life for today

for it and they

to survive

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