SALVATION

Her skin is silk

sky blue, white

she's the sun

she's the bird

waiting

Will someone come 

to claim her soul

No one comes 

No one comes

Forgive

They say that the elders know
but wisdom has left this earth

We must run from this time

There is a smell 

of blood and fire in the horizon

Her wrinkles are aching 

Her bones are aching 

They wash her body

In rivers of Regret

The storm is coming

omens from the woods
Children’s screams 

They do not have faces

Leave! 

They say rest in peace
They say we are in the same boat
They say salvation is coming
They are lying

We all lie
till we believe 

Forgive us, mother, 

for we have sinned  

We all lie
till we believe 

Forgive us, mother, 

for we have sinned