who in the darkness

Her sad mouth spoke soflty

Words the heart must have bled to utter 

And her tears hung like rain on Autumn leaves 

Once again she will give to us 

Her smile, her laughter and maybe some tears 

His mouth black as death 

And his eyes like thorns on black flowers that have pierced my mother's beast 

Then embrace me shadowed people 

You without arms 

You without eyes

With hearts frozen stiff 

And mouths and minds that bleed venom on the rancid streets 

A prostitute sits weeping as she questions her worth 

Who in the darkness does she blame for her false joys and for her pain ?