Tar Creek Runs RedA Poem by Sarah RoehrigBallad about the environmental and social impact of coal mining in general, but specifically influenced by Picher Oklahoma and America's worst environmental disasterTar Creek Runs Red Heavy, Heavy song. Rosebuds Recycle rain Move the people up stream, And the voice of Pain. Repeat, Repeat, mountains Recoil Dead like the Queen of the Nile; Pitchers of souls mine the coal, Smile a Smile all the while, The backhoe pulls, Rolling Right. Cut through the plug, Blood stains the biting clouds, Move the Artificial Light. There is no beauty nor Rest here, Rivers of Blood, Cold, Mechanical lies, Drag through the mud. Ashes fall, the fire is lit One day they will arise. Spirit moving through bones and Rhythm so strong, To Hear their troubled cries. © 2017 Sarah Roehrig |
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