Has faded from the weary eyes
The body drags through days too long to bear
And nights too are restless, hot, too stuffy to breathe
The sun rises yet black is the universe
Life abounds in ev’ry corner yet death is always apparent
The body is cold, the heart is still
The eyes are closed, the soul is gone
All black is the hall, but the rest of the world laughs
Murder on the highway, death in the air, the sea
The gun, the bomb, gas, acid
Instruments of terror, disease, disaster
The sun is black, the stars are gone
The greenness on the earth turns brown
All is gone, none remains to sing a song
Or cheer or cry or jump with joy
Or hate with passion, kill for fun
Gone is life, death now rules his kingdom, who kiss his feet
Gone is joy, warmth and all that life stands for
Death reigns, Death overpowers, Death takes
Death is.
c1968 Carol Buckles
