Carry My Burden

Tranquil fits of

Crimson red blood transfusions

Tied up to poles

Shock therapy destination

Rabid teenager science friction

Reactionary totem set in the Earth

Gravel and sand placed around

Encircling the shrine

The medicine women purge

Themselves of the Wicked Flesh

Placed into what we can only

Describe as a bush or shrubbery

Cut down by blade

Manicured to stay warm thru the winter

Crushed pomegranate seeds

Litter the cabin floor

Wooden beams jut out

Toward the ceiling

Holding up the great weight of burden

Five large oak trees

Soldiers of the forest

Like Atlas carrying Earth

The trees carry our suffering

Our shames loading them down

On their backs we lay our cruel souls

Lessons stolen from the Master

By the weakest pupil

Even the Truth

Falls on deaf ears

When spoken by the unworthy

By the ignorant

The words only dull his tongue

Launch time in a hurry

Except the passengers

Are nowhere to be seen

Hold the striped bar down

Pick up the bucket and paddle

Fill the urn with ashes and bones

Release the pot for the seas

Triumphant moonlight cages shadows

Winning another night

The Battle of Color