On the Walls

Ghostly alien effigy Chalked on the walls, Walked in these halls Where I lay sleepy, A dream of such a face Can only be from fear, The dreamer has seen little cheer In life and falls into disgrace, Scratches in minds eye Paint the alien landscape With beings far from known shapes, Far gone from inner sighs, Pale aliens from afar Now set the stage for wages Now taken from the place Dealt and formed in war. Here I am dreaming Again of the struggles, Again with another scuttle To where I'd like not to go a-weeping.