Injustice is Blind, by Amory McKeever

You can't equally feel like somebody's property

You can't equally feel like you've been a victim

You can't equally feel like you're an outcast

You can't equally feel like you're alone

You can't equally feel like education has failed

You can't equally be trapped in a poverty

You can't equally be abused by the system

You can't equally be gunned down by a badge

You can't equally be attacked in your home

You can't equally be hauled off to jail

You can't equally experience sexual atrocity

You can't equally experience disproportionate income

You can't equally experience real social contrasts

You can't possibly be the subject of this poem

You were unfortunately born a heterosexual white male

We Sacrifice Virgins, by Amory McKeever

She never felt the touch
always just a crutch
and when he finally got his legs

she was out just like a clutch

he used her up

like a parachute

and when he landed

cut her loose

So in she goes

another volcano blows

The pressure builds

finds a crack

pops its top

red and black

She never felt the words

always just the hurt

and when he finally sobered up

he was gone 'round the world

left her behind

the clean the mess

while he ran off

chasing dress

So in she goes

the magma overflows

the pressure builds

finds a crack

pops its top

red and black

She never knew the kiss

always just the fists

and when he had his fill

she was the last thing on his list

She never made him whole

always just a hole

and when he finally packed his things

empty bags and empty soul

Here she goes again

the eruptions never end

the pressure builds

finds a crack

pops its top

red and black

So in she goes

another volcano blows

The pressure builds

finds a crack

pops its top

red and black

Well Armed Sheep, by Amory McKeever

I can't wait to see the wolves
dashed to pieces in the snow
Never again fear their incisors

bayonet those fucking misers

until every single acre grows

Covered with human fertilizer
countless fallen brutalizers

so every single mother knows

raise her children to be wiser

Know what to open their eyes for

so every single father knows

there's nowhere safe for crooked tongues

Don't raise a wolf within your sons

To break the pack of their power

throw their bodies down the tower

We're stronger than they ever were

Give those bastards a bullet shower

and over their baskets plant no flowers

Settle our debts with their fur

I can't wait to see the wolves

answer for everything they've done

beg mercy when the scales come

Our guillotine will never slow

For years and years they had their fun

dealing with devils for our young

while their cup already overflows

but now wolf season has begun

stopping only when the last one's strung

Truth Be Told, by Amory McKeever

Just because I haven't fallen apart

Does not mean I was well made

That I do not cry out loud

Does not prove my soul is brave

All my survival demonstrates

Is what it takes to build a heart

Hammer forged and machine lathed

Turned a thousand times around

Sanded down to its substrate

Until an invulnerable surface found

One that can't be torn to shards

Can't be smashed and never fades

If I had a dime

for every desperate prayer

by now I'd be a millionaire

and if only I had the time

I could finally prepare

and restore this heart from disrepair

That's the craftsmanship it takes

Then with that indestructible mound

Attach to it every scrap of weak

Glue every piece of sad and lame

Strap every ounce of liar and fake

Bolt it to that bedrock of plate

So I can pretend it's what I'm about

and masquerade as a sum of my parts

If I had a dime

for every desperate prayer

by now I'd be a millionaire

and if only I had the time

I could finally prepare

and restore this heart from disrepair

If I had a dime

for every desperate prayer

by now I'd be a millionaire

and if only I had the time

I could finally prepare

and restore this heart from disrepair

Pretend to be someone worth the wait

instead of disposable and obsolete

you wouldn't feel like you fell for the bait

and maybe just maybe we'd be complete

Across Galilee, by Amory McKeever

Even though the blind can see 

Such miracles across Galilee 

He'll still give up his life for me 

Whips and chains would make him bleed 

But the son of love does not concede 

My savior withstands everything 

So they nailed him to a tree 

And placed a stone so no one could see 

They laid inside the king of kings 

I fall to my knees and pray ...Lord 

Nothing else will save the world 

No one else can save the world 

Then he broke free from his tomb 

And traveled home to prepare room 

For those of us still left behind 

He washed away the stains of sin 

So in heavens arms we can meet again 

And walk together side by side 

I fall to my knees and pray ...Lord 

Nothing else will save the world 

No one else can save the world 

I fall to my knees and pray ...Lord 

Nothing else will save the world 

No one else can save the world 

The prince of lies has been slain 

By a perfect lamb with a lions mane 

Rise up and praise his holy name 

Nothing else will save the world 

No one else can save the world

Ordinary, by Amory McKeever

Outside 

Out where the trees touch sky 

Sunlight 

Kisses the leaf just right 

And this gift 

That brings forth the green to life 

Were it rare 

If it happened just one time 

Tonight 

Held in her arms so tight 

Inside 

Dynamite sparks the nuclei 

And this gift 

That brings their new baby to life 

Were it rare 

If it happened just one time 

Miracles 

A thousand times a day 

A million different ways 

Ordinary miracles        

His might 

We've turned a cold blind eye 

Our sights 

Are no longer set on high 

But his gift 

That bring sinners back to life 

Were it rare 

If it happened just one time 

Miracles 

A thousand times a day 

A million different ways 

Ordinary miracles 

  

We overlook this wondrous 

Paradise made just for us 

Expecting something loud and clear 

While our father whispers in our ears 

A thousand times a day 

A million different ways 

Ordinary miracles

Undiscovered, by Amory McKeever

On one side heads is life,

on the other tails it's not,
then we flipped a trillion times,
and this is what we got.
Now we know the coin is fair,

because here we are today,
but is there life out there,
is it a galaxy away?

The problem is we're stuck

in our own imagination,

that with just a little luck

we'll find space communication.

Except intelligence is diverse,

there are dolphins don't you know,

and across the universe,

there may not be a radio.

Life could be a flock of birds,

extraterrestrial jellyfish,

there may be aliens in herds,

just not the kind we wish.

So busy looking to the stars

from the comfort of our home,

that we forget just where we are,

in our house we're not alone.

So how will we treat these strangers,

if we discover their existence?

If it's anything like our neighbors,

they better keep their distance.