Permeated -deeper-

Permeated

oh so deeply permeated

We are the warm smell of sweat and soil

we are the stench of waste and fire

of burnt skin, shit and piss

An ever-changing arrangement of dust

I am tossed into the station-hall at rush-hour

like a marble, kicked around unseen

til a child picks me up, looks through me

Come close and marvel

yes...come close and smile

air and earth and water burn in my fire

to become a brick for the great hall

You are the frozen lake

at night...I hear you cracking in my dreams

you kindled a flame

at day...I will witness you blowing it out

Let me beat the frame-drum now and sing

let me sing for you today

as the whole world is listening and blushes

when we sing