On one-horse towns

The only world I knew
Had star-spangled streets
At night, it may'swell have been the surface of the moon
But with churches, bearing their dim yellow billboards, and in flickering light proclaimed the reading of the Gospel of Mark

In a vision in a dream
Unveiled after death
I ran and played by those streets
Unsung and unthought of
For they had nothing to say

The only sound was the deafness of the air
Muted against the trees
The far-flung hills

Life bled into death
But very happily

And the ancient buildings are still standing
Saying, "we are eternity"
While time is slipping through the hills
And through the skies
Bringing it's denizens from far off places
Their heads corrupted
Splashing like a flood against those untouched buildings
And untouched roads

And they repeat, "we are eternity"
While the paint chips
And the foundations rot

Author's Note

Sentences separated by a Capital at beginning

Reviews

[Skylar Valentine]

Geeze. A lot of really great and powerful lines in this!

"Life bled into death but very happily"
"while time is slipping through the hills"
"And they repeat, "we are eternity" while the paint chips and the foundations rot" - brilliant!

You have a great handle on imagery and powerfully clever word craft. I just wish the structure of this had been given more thought. What's with the run away line in the first stanza?

Great read. Very entertaining.