The Black Lullaby

nam goes to eternal sleep

The Black Lullaby

vietnam with eyes wide open

waking my soul in turbulence woe

i coo

i calm

but the f****r won't leave me alone

it’s time to rest

to sleep in your own blackness

come vietnam I'll sing you a lullaby

that sounds so sweet

you think the war was a fun time

but once you close those eyes of yours

a hidden pillow will suffocate my just cause.   

Reviews

[Alfred Kukitz]

They have come a long way toward silence and death but they still squirm. Thanks for visiting.

Regards,
Al

[....................]

a dark and heavy piece, Al... those memories haunt us forever but perhaps, just maybe, if you can quiet them enough they will die in the silence...

[Alfred Kukitz]

I figure if I write it down it might start to thin out, bleed into non memory. Who knows?

Thanks Jacob!

Regards,
Al

[jacob erin-cilberto]

wow, this is so heavy....

that voice, that conscience of war that just won't give peaceful sleep...until the final suffocation from the memories.