This ground is too
hard to break,
It ruined a pick
and spade,
Frozen and solid
as rock, my hands
numb with the
shock!
I am prepared for
the dirty work,
I've groveled for
years in the bloody
dirt, I have all the
tools that I need,
and now I admit
my DEFEAT!
What will it take
to cleave this earth?
Break this ground,
It's got to break!
What will it take to
cleave this earth?
I cannot wait 'til spring
My cargo is still half
alive, they twine
'round each other & cry,
They beg me to finish
the task, will I inter
them at last? I glare
at the place I'd make
a grave, I carry the
shame it would contain,
Thinking cannot
rend a hole, too tired
to stave off the cold.
hard to break,
It ruined a pick
and spade,
Frozen and solid
as rock, my hands
numb with the
shock!
the dirty work,
I've groveled for
years in the bloody
dirt, I have all the
tools that I need,
and now I admit
my DEFEAT!
to cleave this earth?
Break this ground,
It's got to break!
What will it take to
cleave this earth?
I cannot wait 'til spring
alive, they twine
'round each other & cry,
They beg me to finish
the task, will I inter
them at last? I glare
at the place I'd make
a grave, I carry the
shame it would contain,
Thinking cannot
rend a hole, too tired
to stave off the cold.
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