SILENCE MY LOVER--------- MY OPEN GRAVE

dreaded in locks of innocence
maidens purge their voices
against the sinner's sky
oceans dance into the rivers dreaming stream
lovers crawl beneath ancient root and masked stone
monuments

struck by the slapping of anger
bloodlines rail in straight and crying steel
my chain is tight
and breath is a migrant  tonight
Gods line up in waterfalls of defeat

whispers from the birthing hips
mothers bottle crushed on the father's lip
lonesome forgiveness
prostitute my heart on corners street smile

White powder snow
follows the footprint I lent to today's rain
and hell in its shadow
burns all rage

Secret times in arms denied
souls fleeing

So much silence
crowded into graves open  mouth
me on the edge
pushed
but held by pleading crowds
each holding the knife and crown

so much silence
waiting for me

Edge crumbles
silence
silence
silence