Answers
Layers upon layers stare at us
Bulging eyes straining behind black silk veils
Men masquerading as women
Hugging and carrying little children
wandering around the busy towns
draped in long black gowns
Many questions have been asked
Many conclusions have been made
Yet the hidden DNA cannot
Replace the truth that is buried in their graves
What you know is what you don’t know
And what you don’t know is what you know
Dug out walls embraced myriad truths
Stretched beyond the days of their youth
Blistered hands holding blistered feet
Whispers embracing whispers
And skinny boys scampering around the streets
Looking for something to eat
I can hear them crying
I can feel the tension growing
I can see them coming
Friendship or love
Diplomacy for blood
Searching knocking wandering
Trust embodied in deep betrayal
Friendship endorse guilt and shame
No one wants to play this dangerous game
Trees budding new leaves in autumn
Roots expanding in the earth
The moment lingers
Days become shorter
And children are growing faster
Destiny carved on an inch of wall
History repeated on broken edge
This is the spot where they wed
You have been exposed to tyranny and horror
For a well in the ground in the midst of sorrow
Open your eyes and look around
It’s the same road you have trod
The same people you have met
Mingling with them at the dinner table
pumping oil from their manmade well
and drinking with them from the pit of hell
How many times have you cross this bridge
How many times have you made that deal?
Yet you spend years searching for answers
when there is a manmade disaster
The answers are engraved in their ruthless faces?
wrapped up deep within their guiltless faith
Multitude of wounds hidden beneath old scars
Restless voices muttering horrifying sounds
And blood stained garments hanging all around
©2013 Christine Phillips
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