Saturday, April 02, 2005

A poem for the day

Concerto at the Necropolis


Tortured hearts singing softly

Steadily breaking in tune

Soulless strings playing off beat

Shattered symbols loom


Rhythm reaches out for ears

Falling deaf on empty faces

A stone hearted audience

Held tight in artist’s graces


The conductor flailing hopeless

Blood swelling from his eyes

Rotting flesh flings from his wrists

The audience barely sighs


Drummers tapping gently

With what bones they could spare

Woodwinds groan in spray

Spouting dust in lack of air


Listen

Listen closely

And let the music die

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