The Beating Heart and Our Skin
"The Beating Heart and Our Skin"
When the heart of a
people stops -
blood brothers
and sisters -
when does God
walk in?
there is no
waiting patiently
when children
are taken
by the monster
who grins
when does God
walk in?
to assuage
the Hell burning
non-discriminatory
in the lower levels
stoking its war
beneath our skin
when does God
walk in?
Beneath our skin
am I not that
I am
somewhere
within,
watching
we watch the fall
complacent
for we are human
what can we do?
we are we.
and that is them.
God
watches
the ghosts of
all the others
calling Morse code
to The Supreme Other
God watches
their mothers.
where does it all end?
where does it all begin?
the heart
starts beating
under the skin
Holy Ghosts within
(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
“Teardrop”/Massive Attack
https://youtu.be/u7K72X4eo_s
Buzova near Kyiv, a mother
https://youtu.be/EPW-4JES6q0
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Mariupol
Russian claims more than 1,000 Ukrainian troops surrender in Mariupol / BBC News
https://youtu.be/jd2MYpt4THE
Finland to decide on joining Nato - as Russia gathers troops for new offensive / Channel 4, UK
https://youtu.be/9p11LM2YLtM
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