Bones

Bones are everywhere

bones heaped upon bones

a mountain of bones

bones of men,women and 

children

The poor and the wealthy 

their skeletons climb

this mountain of bones

and as they climb

the fall apart

Fall apart by the height of this mountain

and on top of the mountain of bones

three men: dine on pork and goose

As they drink from golden cups

and sit on thrones of marble

they wear crowns of silver

and have green ties

They declare themselves

Kings of the mountain of bones    

and add to their collection of bones

after every skeleton reaches the top

they crush him like candy;

and send the parts of ex-skeleton;

to the bottom of the mountain!

And they grow old and powerful

upon our bones and drink our blood 

and eat our flesh.