romereturn to the world of nixon



the image is burned into our eyes
rome... whiteness eternal
an explosion eternal, an atomic furnace

yet there was a before
before the explosion...
there was...

the city of rome





blazing torment
that rips the soul
the cries of the ripped
dance through your infernal ruins
and my feet dance beneath
me while my feet dance beneath
me while
the white heat
tears my skin apart

rome, what have thou done to
me while
my feet dance over
your squares
where the huddled masses
frolicked
beneath the white shadow
of the symbol of trinity

blazing torment
that rips the soul
the cries of the ripped
sing me softly to sleep
and coax me to the other side

- anonymous
lament of rome





the eyes of nixonmy eyes died that day
i was but a tourist
ogling the sights millions have seen
following the footsteps
of the dead
of the living
of the blind
and there i was
losing my mind
at the sight
of whiteness
incarnate
ripping the neurons of my brain apart
on that day...
my eyes died

- amos cole, prophet of the rome explosion