Poem: "A Light Of Their Own"

"A Light of Their Own"

I have grown tired of chewing
from the fat of your lies
Elvis at the doorstep of the innocent
beatings of barefoot children
as they scream for mothers long dead

I have grown tired of chewing
from the fat of your lies
the engine of the car blew
while the way to work on the funeral

I have grown tired of chewing
from the fat of your lies
two women, twin sisters
were found just outside
the steps of their home
naked and raped
a pile of bloody clothes
next to their dying bodies
under the odd beauty of moonlit night

I have grown tired of chewing
from the fat of your lies
the bridges and been burned and countless ghosts
let loose on an unsuspecting populace

I have grown tired of chewing
from the fat of your lies
the sins of the lustful
under the valiant guise
of the watchmen
who forever go nameless

I have grown tired of chewing
from the fat of your lies.

(Note: This was originally written on February 29, 2004 for my old blog.)

Copyright: 2004, By Raymund Diaz Delizo