Songs of the Unloved
Songs of the unloved, Of the discarded outright; Of the buried unnamed, Bricked up in the night. Of the stricken from records, Left out on the ice; The song of no longer needed Follows through time. We learned very well– To light cigs from burning snakes, To rip out your own heart To give your anger an edge; To hold their head under water, Let them drown in it, To break your blade in the wound Because God is with us.