Noise

by Richard Reed

8/6/1998

The demons of noise are united here,

Banging, screaming, singing unstoppable noise,

I pray for a sleep that does not come,

Waiting always waiting for peace that is elusive,

Devils in human form live here, taking turns,

Long days and nights of bars and walls,

A cave of darkness is this place,

I pray to the Lord to refill my cup,

I look to my family for strength,

They are the light in an unholy lost land.