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Vacant Valleys

by

Moonsent

Vacant valleys, deserted alleys
Remnants of societies follies
Recorded announcements gone unheard
Prefab houses, rooms unstirred

Signposts standing, directing no one
Dust cover sidewalks - burning sun
Frog food erased with pesticides
Frogs dying - the result of homicide

Wheat fields scorched, colorless sky
Soybean and kelp piled uselessly high
Dirt triumphs - fulfilling its role
Conquering a housewife's goal
~~
Homo sapiens, you thought you were
The master of it all
We thought we tried to tell you
Without us, you would surely fall
~~
Great art hanging on moldy walls
Classic literature in dark, dusty halls
Money piled securely in banks
No one to count it - and give thanks

No one to hear Beethoven or Bach
No hands to wind millions of clocks
Ticking away hours of time depleted
Time, which formerly was used and excreted

Desperate man - because he was able
Has speeded, and used, and upset the table
Because he was unable to compromise
What he was no longer applies
~~
Pretentious homo sapiens - look
There could only be one conclusion
If only you could have seen the truth
Thoughts are real, mass is illusion

Vacant Valleys

by

Moonsent

Vacant valleys, deserted alleys
Remnants of societies follies
Recorded announcements gone unheard
Prefab houses, rooms unstirred
Signposts standing, directing no one
Dust cover sidewalks - burning sun
Frog food erased with pesticides
Frogs dying - the result of homicide
Wheat fields scorched, colorless sky
Soybean and kelp piled uselessly high
Dirt triumphs - fulfilling its role
Conquering a housewife's goal
~~
Homo sapiens, you thought you were
The master of it all
We thought we tried to tell you
Without us, you would surely fall
~~
Great art hanging on moldy walls
Classic literature in dark, dusty halls
Money piled securely in banks
No one to count it - and give thanks
No one to hear Beethoven or Bach
No hands to wind millions of clocks
Ticking away hours of time depleted
Time, which formerly was used and excreted
Desperate man - because he was able
Has speeded, and used, and upset the table
Because he was unable to compromise
What he was no longer applies
~~
Pretentious homo sapiens - look
There could only be one conclusion
If only you could have seen the truth
Thoughts are real, mass is illusion

So long

by

Moonsent

It's so long
And so alone
And so many night noises
And no one to phone
They're all out there, the crazies, the mean ones
They all call me
And stalk about my house at midnight
I have to get the bitterness out
I want to yell and scream and shout
Left inside it feeds and grows
Until we reap
The bitter fruit it sows
Just go to sleep
Try to rest
On the edge of the blade

Smile

by

Moonsent

They packed me in a wooden box
And told me not to scream.
They said it wouldn’t be polite
To make a fuss over a dream.
Then they went away, but didn't say
How long it would all seem

They packed me in a wooden box
Said "try to dream sweet dreams"
But it’s just so hard to be considerate
When I’m trying not to scream

They wrapped me up - oh so tight
Said it would only be for a while
But years went by, and years went by
It was hard to keep my smile

chocolate

by

Moonsent

She eats chocolate every night
It gives her such a thrill
She eats chocolate
Or takes a really big pill

She gets bored with life
It gets to be such a drag
She gets so bored
She just looks in that big bag

She looks around for amusement
Not too much comes along
She looks around
What could be so wrong?

She eats chocolate every night
Tries for a little boost
She eats chocolate
Or gets a little juiced

She eats chocolate every night
What else is there to do?
She has chocolate
Isn't there anything new?