Night

Does something work here?
Is there something that works?
Will someone tell me?
Is there something that works?

Is there someone who cares?
Is there someone who cares for the wandering night?
The wandering night, does it care for its wanderers?
Is there someone who cares?

As it trundles and tramples and sleeps until it's light,
It doesn’t protect its reflected life.

As they trundle and trample and sleep until it's light,
They are unprotected by the wandering night.

Nothing will work,
Will nothing work?
Will you tell me?
Do you know why she got hurt?
Are there cuts on her arm?
Did she piss herself?
Did she wash in the river
Or drown there?

Nobody cares for the wandering night
As it tramples across the earth.

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Comments

insertponceyfre... | January 27, 2011 - 16:42

I love this Sam - I think the repetition and the questioning works beautifully.

Some editing:

until its light : it's light (x2)

samhennig | January 27, 2011 - 17:54

Thanks insert :)

celticman | January 27, 2011 - 19:08

yeh, I like the edginess of the night.

SundaysChild | January 27, 2011 - 20:26

Chilling and very good.

fatboy74 | January 27, 2011 - 23:05

Pretty mesmerizing. :-)

samhennig | January 28, 2011 - 15:25

Thank you all for the kind comments :)

Highhat | January 28, 2011 - 16:36

Almost like a song- a good one

samhennig | January 29, 2011 - 13:14

Thank You :)