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Let Them Bleed

See them walking around without hands or feet,
See them lighting fire in the street
See them running from pillar to post
See them walking around with lots of doubt
See them coming around the bend 
gossiping about the fallen head
Let them bleed until their blood run in the street
Let them bleed until they feel the heat
Let them bleed until dead bodies filled the street
Let them bleed from corner to post, 
Let them bleed until they get the full dose, 
See them walking around
 dressed like demons without a heartbeat
 They filled the place with  stagnant blood 
And pollute the air with ruthless fear
They are  strolling up and down market street,
 with blood draining underneath their feet.
The evening is spitting out a burning heat
And the message is incomplete
Let them bleed on the cold concrete
Let them bleed when they open their mouth to speak
Let them bleed in the middle of the night
Let them bleed when they put up a fight.
Let the bleed in the park
Let them bleed when it is dark,
Let them bleed when the sun goes down,
Let them bleed when they are having fun
Red bag, red frock, red shirt, red pants rolling in the dirt,
Red bucket hanging on fence, 
red objects hanging around  the place
The red obsession is going to cut off their blasted head
They descend in the park in red gown
looking at me with a terrible frown
 Let them bleed in the churches
Let them bleed in the country clubs 
let them bleed in their long gowns
Let them when they dress like clown
They irritate, antagonize and call it fun, 
They sit under the dead tree drinking white rum
They occupy the private places with red stripe beer
And a secret gun under firing in their pants
 Let them bleed  for their foolish pride
Let them bleed at mid-night.
Their organizer is on the ground 
He must bleed his way out of the throne
Let them bleed for telling  a lie
Let them bleed for scamming  in the street
Let them bleed for counterfeit
Let them bleed

Copyright © Christine Phillips | Year Posted 2020

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