by BarrellofartGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Oct 2010 628 Views 6 comments
Blackbirds & Gunfire
Blackbirds and gunfire
Rise together high above
Those decrepit tin crowns
Brick and mortar kings
Yellow and red and grey
Time-stained with rusty tears
Cloudy skies on cloudy days
Defy that ancient prismatic logic
There is no color, only shade
There is no great cataclysm here
To hasten the inevitable
Among the dead and the dying
Just the sound of blackbirds and gunfire
In this slow and merciless autumn-
The Kingdom of Decay
Rise together high above
Those decrepit tin crowns
Brick and mortar kings
Yellow and red and grey
Time-stained with rusty tears
Cloudy skies on cloudy days
Defy that ancient prismatic logic
There is no color, only shade
There is no great cataclysm here
To hasten the inevitable
Among the dead and the dying
Just the sound of blackbirds and gunfire
In this slow and merciless autumn-
The Kingdom of Decay
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Posted: Oct 2010
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