All about! HALT! ATTENTION!

by Mild insomnia   Jun 2, 2005


Shouts rolling in my brain -
20 beats to start again…
Count me in,
with a heart’s strain
and I’ll walk along the blades -
I’ll take it.
Echoes scratching at my mind;
lose control to pass the time.
Burn the skin
with the blinding lights.
And I’ll make it through the night,
I’ll fake it.

And the field lies suffering…
Haven’t we heard enough of this?

Can’t stop the train I’m on.
Been breaking windows all day long.
Take a pill,
suddenly we’ve gone…
Now the flow is just too strong -
can’t save it.
Bullets rip across the skies…
The empty threats and alibis
make me ill…
All these twisted lies,
are wasting so many lives.
Can’t change it…

And the town lies in agony…
So sit back and watch it bleed.
It’s too late to call retreat…
The stain’s are on every street.

And the children are screaming,
as ambulances are leaving…
All the lovers are dreaming,
of an end to this evening…

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  • Wow, i'm in awe, literally. That, in my opinion is one of your best and the best i have read on this site and in the anthology. Some great imagery i like rip across the sky particulary. I love it, totally. Ahem c ya

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