what a wonder

 
 
 
pull a star down from
the night sky
 
hold it thusly to
your heart
 
then cover yourself  
with its ashes
 
I looked for tenderness  
 
but found only the
sandpaper coarseness
of useless words and
the idioms of ignorance  
 
I looked for hope
 
but found its lone
tombstone on a
wind swept hilltop
 
don't try to tell me
about miracles
 
I saw life gun them
down in cold blood
 
then walk  
away  
 
whistling a  
merry
tune