Saturday, April 24, 2021

Bifurcation Blues

Peace is nestled in the jaws of war,
Or is it war that's buried inside peace?
Either way, they leave each other alone. 

One can hardly tell, in the elysium realm,
With its talking mushrooms and seven
Dimensional cats, that there’s a place

Where the people cry like animals, watching
The others get picked off one at a time
As they leave, children as cover, their rooms.

So much do these worlds want to touch
But it is better that they can’t, 
For the songs would get in the way 

Of the ones that they must play
In isolation, knowing they are there
On the other side of the wall 

Almost hearing, 
Almost close enough to dream them, 
Who give a reason for their calls.