Harms Way Now and Then

Waters around me soak

Below in the caves and gullies that flicker against the apoplexy glass of the night

Separation anxieties they will never know as the Cesars rise with the froth

Old harm swirls in our faded gasps for fresh air in this town

Waters around me soak invading the synapses where we are meant to die

Acid rain churns the dirt that runs uphill and out of mind

The whispers of eternal harmonies dissolve the glue, and concrete bindings parting gifts from the teenage parents that suffocated us in the night

Harms way and more the bottoms drop out from below 

Dim lit eyes open and shudder at our shame

Somewhere in waters voices cry out for help while being held down by the tips of fingers

Secrets that we sink with will not break this spell

Comfort warms in the search light above

A resounding applause for the struggling man

Every night we are swirling this same drain

Celebration in hands that don't dirty their own

Firmly face down in the moat 

Gurgling for two as the lungs inhale

Out of sight

Out of mind

Out of time