The Nature Of The Damage
It's difficult to know
the nature of the damage,
whole armies have disappeared,
their faces are being beaten down
into the dream world.
It's difficult to know
the nature of the damage,
witnesses have lost their names
and stumble among the ruins.
It's difficult to know
the nature of the damage,
those that could, can't
and those that would, won't,
their tongues ache and move
noiselessly in the night.
It's difficult to know
the nature of the damage
what was, stands inside, what is.
It's difficult to know
the nature of the damage,
memory hides lies.
It's difficult to know
the nature of the damage.
