The Last Resort
Poetry of pain
You were the last resort, After tragedy, lies and covers The hated souls of countless others, When the train of life was slow, Drink and vice was running low.
You were deprived of hope, When you were ill and staggered away to mould and poverty, locked in shame, Mostly forgotten in words and faith.
You were too late for love, A distant view from a darkened life, Wherever you were, their eyes were blind No human supported your desperate soul or arms embraced the uncomfortable.
You were a lost report, No raggedy record revealed your name in a clinic too busy for silent pain and rebellious youth that must be tamed.
You were the last resort, Cleverly hidden from joy and sight, Nobody cared for a useless child, Strapped in a coffin to stop the fight.
And finally in your airless tomb, While women were callous in deed and thought
Evil ran to the end of the world.
You were the last resort.
© America Zed. Other Poetry/Lyrics by America Zed.






