Voices,
silent music of the night,
flood the world,
dismissing ancient fears.
The waking eyes turn
and perceive a new days dawn.
Rampant visions of the past
fade in the light of forgotten sunrises.
Painted figures walk the streets,
greeting one another
with fire and smoke.
Naked dancers sell their souls
for a fleeting moment
in the distant light.
Children grow into further childhood,
as old men act like all is well.
Years pass by, leaving only
scars of life and little wisdom.
Broken faces, sacred names,
light the world,
and rain on uncaring hearts.
Mindless foes smash the records
of ancient fathers and forgotten friends.
Distant music enters in,
another silent dream,
another darkened voice.
Time passes, forgetting all,
and on the world still spins.
G. M. Lupo (ISNI: 0000 0005 0315 9196) is a native of Atlanta, Georgia where he has always had a dysfunctional relationship with his hometown. His most recent published work is the story collection Reconstruction (2020), part of his series of Atlanta Stories, which includes Fables of the New South (2017). Along with his novel, Rebecca, Too (2018), and his full-length play Another Mother, these constitute his Expanded Universe of Fictional Atlanta. He has also released a collection of essays, poetry, and stories entitled Words Words Words (2020).
He was the winner of the 2017 Essential Theatre Play Writing Award for Another Mother which had its world premiere in his home neighborhood of West End in August 2017, in the building that once housed the library where he learned to read as a child.
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