calm simple sweet

from departure by dana sterling

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There’s no escape
We lost a part of us
There in the dust and clay
No one will notice
Nor grieve for the faceless you’ve scorned
We wonder why nothing changes
In apathy we’ll carry on
When the guards fill their pockets
Smiles linger on their faces
We ignore the sickness they watch with
We look away, we look away
Who do we blame
For those cages, human cages
Blaming people seeking more
We look away, we look away
We look away, we look away

Found a mirror in the back of a book
What was absurd was the wanting that came forth
The sick end of a frequent memory
buried behind pages of fantasy
It was - calm. Simple. Sweet.
Weaving lies and sympathy
to read in classrooms and churches
by teachers and preachers
Is this healing or concealing
a means to an end?

Building Walls
Breaking Bones
Building walls
Stealing souls
Throwing stones
Maintain Control

Where did you come from?
Why is this home?
What is the point in refusing to grow?
When bitterness turns to bloodshed and control

Where did you come from?
Why is this home?
What is the point in refusing to grow
Bitterness, bloodshed control

Control

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from departure, released August 21, 2022

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