IL SILENSIO ( the silence)
When the sun is gone forever,
and the world is cold and dead.
The moon and stars no longer shine
the shadows all have fled.
Will God shed a teardrop,
for all the wars and pain
And wave an arm majestically,
make the sun to shine again.
Man cannot move the stars,
so he tries to reach them.
Kids put their trust in God
that’s what we try to teach them.
But what’s the point of it all,
if no one there is listening.
The earth turns white with powdered snow
and rocks with ice are glistening.
Why another Eden,
if there is another snake
And if Adam was further tempted,
would he make the same mistake.
Perhaps he should not go to sleep,
so God can take a rib.
To fashion another woman,
who makes him wash the bib.
Well it was just a fancy thought,
I’m going back to sleep.
So if and when Hell freezes over,
I won’t be there to weep.
Tam 1999
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