the night s ablaze with blue and red blurs gliding silent as the first arrived on the scene illuminating so vividly the darkness of man obscene the blood on his shirt staining darker than that of the flashing red waving above his head a crimson branded beam an abused lover in the grass on her knees observe the theatrics witness the play of man anger violence and jealousy are set to destroy all that we have we ve turned our shame into rage can t you see it s we who ve set the stage using a spade meant to plow and sow as a blade sharpened held to our brothers throat a child peeks her head out into the dark hallway the soft white of the night light shines somewhere behind she stepped out and began to pray a child peeks her head out into the dark hallway the soft white of the night light shines somewhere behind she stepped out and began to pray angelic made the earthly babe audible violence continues in the kitchen let no bad happen observe the theatrics witness the play of man we ve turned our shame into rage it s we who ve set the stage