Out of iron earth our tenement lives Asphyxiate, ungrowing in dearth; This country monstrous with naked lies Stunts our bodies aging, undone. Pulsing energies dammed within; Hands, faces, brains meaningless, Cast in flux of historic din. Souls to souls jobless, frightening, Workers' offspring, telegraphed, timed, Breathe stifling of this night; Unhoused, stoned with desires, tombed. Bodies among bodies arrive Rooted, chiseled, alleyed names In false nation, born unalive. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BURNING OF THE TEMPLE by ISAAC ROSENBERG CHARACTERS: ELIZABETH RIGBY by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD PSALM 49 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE LYNTON VERSES: 1 by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN THE FISHERMAN'S WIFE by ALICE CARY |