Why

Why are you so far, So far from my voice? I call through the day, I run out of noise, Night after night, Your name in my teeth, Dust in my hands.... Dust underneath. Still I turn, Still I wait.... Why are you so far? Why are you so still? I hang on the side Of a broken hill. My mouth is dry., My ribs show through, I call to the dark, I call to you. They widen their mouth They lean in and grin. They shake their heads slow, At the state that I’m in. He gave you his trust, Let that trust come near, Let something break open, If anything hears. Still I burn.... Still I wait..... Why are you so far? Why are you so still? I hang on the side Of a broken hill. My mouth is dry, My ribs show through, I call to the dark, I call to you... Dogs in a ring. Hands like a knife. They take what they can, They bargain my life. But you, if you’re there, Don’t stay like a stone. Come through the dark, Come make me known. Why are you so far? Why are you so still? I hang on the side Of a broken hill. My mouth is dry, My ribs show through, I call to the dark, I call to you... The poor will eat... The earth will turn... The lost will speak... The world will learn.