You're mothers' child

but night lays you down

hair aflame, wile look in your eye

Naked belly to the ground

A forest fire

Nibbles at your veins

Crawls up your arm

runs away with your mind

And burns dry thoughts like leaves

Amen

Eyes stare up

but something's in the way

In the Bible only angels have wings

And the rest must wait to be saved

A dry tongue

Screams at the sky

But the wind just breathes words in

As a strange bird tries to fly

Amen

Pieces of us die everyday

As though our flesh were hell

Such injustice, as children we are told

That from God we fell.

Where are my angels?

Where's my golden one?

Where's my hope

now that my heroes have gone?

Some are being beaten

Some are being born.

And some can't tell the difference anymore

Amen

Hallelujah

Hallelujah