Jacket and Ties
Summer is lingering on and autumn is secretly chiming in
wild marigolds are blooming everywhere
and the earth is soaking up my sordid tears
The full moon is watching over me and predicting my destiny
Bright yellow flowers are springing up all around me
I can feel the heat far and near and anxiety is brewing in the air
Tall green trees are waving above but I cannot see
An oppressive spirit beside me is suffocating and ridiculing me
The insects are playing a harmonious tune as a matter of fact it is almost noon
butterflies are metamorphosing from their aged old cocoons
Look three white butterflies are dancing gracefully
around the bright yellow petals attracting the honey bee
A minute ago I was struggling to write and I had to put up a spiritual fight
I was weeping for what I don't know only the living God knows
I just stared at the blank page on my computer screen
It was as though I was blindfolded in a day dream
But nature had mercy upon me and dragged me out of the room
to experience the rebirth at noon so that I could see more clearly
Man struggling against man and building weapon to destroy the land
Walking up and down the evil corridors dressed in full attire
spending long hours in useless meeting shouting and bellowing at one another
making decisions about the world and playing tug of war with innocent lives
when they don't even know how to treat their beautiful wives.
Here I am sitting on the ground looking at everything around
a simple track that runs through the park is invaded by larks
and a conceited man riding a bicycle shone his flash light in my face
in the middle of the day and brazenly asked if I was ok
This is a frequent code that the nationalist use
I was able to continue on the track forcing the image behind my back
But as soon as the lark moved on the devil from hell come trodding along
With a loud music blasting in his right hand
I watched the world slowly crumbling in his hands
They think they have the answer for a deep spiritual matter
Yellow leaning against purple and the red is getting inkier
I rode my bike up to pleasant valley and looked down the ally
I sat in front of a white picket fence feeling very intense
The answer is simple but no one wants to hear it
You hunt us down like valiants in the bushes and wait for us in the dark
you put up your signs in the park to intimidate us
The world is sinking by jacket and ties
mockery and scornful laugh circulating in the sky
We have been held in bondage for years
Our children have outgrown out their age
And the same lie is repeated year after year
The whole world is watching your dangerous sin
You have hurt the hands of the one that is feeding you
White picket fences erected on swamp land
Big house built on a gigantic sink hole
The Potomac river is overflowing its bank
But nature is watching my back
there is no doubt about that
Its time to take off your jacket and tie.
Copyright © Christine Phillips | Year Posted 2017
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