Four in a Row

Four in a row, four in a row

Creep where the toxins overflow,                 

From chemicals that ooze below    

Just gargoyles from the undertow       

No cattle, wheat or rye.  

Three in a row, three in a row

Sleep where the poison rivers flow,

Breath softly as the tumours grow

No scar so friends will never know  

Your fearful lullaby.     

Two in a row, two in a row

Still learning less and thinking slow,     

Don't ask again but watch the show  

Prime time your daily mind tableau  

Don't ever question why?   

   

One in a row, one in a row

Wrapped in your faith but even so  

No miracle will save you though    

The world is blinded to your woe    

And deafened to your cry. 

Copyright© Alan Gilbert 2012.