Red Canvas

Across the earth a canvas is drawn
It is the blood of nations slaughtered
human wasted like the the wind now
where is human peace red peace now
the mother earth is saturated with
the blood of her children lost in
the raw game of war and greed some
treat others like they do not count
whole tribes are wiped out in a day
oh blood of Africa I hear you sing
men go to the moon and you die of
the lack of a good meal it is wrong
water food shelter water food love
Africa Africa I hear your call now
Blood for oil and no one is happy

Blood

Red life force pumping love into soul
Blood life force represents the joy
Doctors are sure they are right and
have the answers for all problems
poke prod cut dissect remove parts
you won't need this gall bladder now
poke prod transfuse blood from another
Hemoglobin drops face becomes ghostly
Death is round the corner want to go
Hell no ! nurses sweet or cranky now
Doctors intolerant of any questions
God like the poke prod dissect mean
Oxygen memory love flow into bodies
The parking lot in full and they all
line up for blood to be taken or for
blood to be given here take some now
When I was nine my nose bleed forever
The ambulance man gathered me into a
soft blood red warm blanket comfort
In the metal rattling van driving
under a moonlit night I threw up
my own life force sticky red blood

red blood blank