With lungs of aspiration
We breathe life into
A wretched town
Where trenchant tongues were severed
And fed to hogs

Where mutinous mouths
Were stuffed with filth
Of humanity
Then taped shut,
Silencing resistance

Where fettered feet swung
Lifelessly
From trees,

Necks stretched
Black / Eyes shot
Red / Skin stained
Blue

Despair lives
In the air 'round here
Like fear
In broken hearts

Scars run deep
And molten rocks weep
Into rivers

In sleep
We dream of lives
Repaired
And souls relieved of strife

Awake
We seek the light
Breathing life
Into this wretched town

~ P
(#TheAirRoundHere)
6/11/14