Manssong (The Ever Opening Newspaper)

from The Arc by Paul Roessler

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4) Mansong (The Ever Opening Newspaper)

It's midnight as usual the moon cannot be seen obscured by the smoke that our hopes and dreams went up in
The ever-present ceiling only yards above our heads is the smoke that our houses and children went up in
And we'll never see the day again. Our light is the fires and our Lady for she's got an eerie glow
These are the only suns our children will ever know

The lights as usual prowl the blackened shells of the buildings that our wealth and knowledge were stored in
We fight our battles as usual seven pigs cut eight didn't go off it didn't go off
And we'll never see Las Vegas again our gamble is the darkness outside the holy light
This is the only life our children will ever know

Murderer! Look now at the names of your organs
Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York, Mumbai, City of the Angels, City of St. Frances
Look now at the names of your systems: America, Brazil, Russia, France
And look at the body you've killed; see a biome weep at it's death
Watch a world freeze an instant to see another finger cut free
See the Solar System you've sinned.
Look at the Galaxy you've changed.

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from The Arc, released May 6, 2020

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Paul Roessler is a musician, composer and producer who lives in Los Angeles

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