Under the Smokestacks
Witheren
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Under the smokestacks, shadows run tall Hidden from sight like blind insects we crawl Back to sleep, kept awake by the thought of a thousand trees No longer weeping in the gale No longer soaking in the swill Felled and shipped off to the mills Replaced with bunkers to crest the hills So we sit by the hearth Empty palms outstretched, seeking a warmth We were taught should be there Instead feel its absence etched into our bare Frostbitten hands, cradling exit wounds But our weakened bodies, tired minds, will be released soon Like prints in the sand: washed away at high tide Returned to dust. Faded from memory Burnt lungs, parched tongues Constricted throats wheeze silent songs These bloodshot eyes close one last time As a hungry mouth tastes the poison
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