Out of iron earth our tenement lives Asphyxiate, ungrowing in dearth; This country monstrous with naked lies Stunts our bodies aging, undone. Pulsing energies dammed within; Hands, faces, brains meaningless, Cast in flux of historic din. Souls to souls jobless, frightening, Workers' offspring, telegraphed, timed, Breathe stifling of this night; Unhoused, stoned with desires, tombed. Bodies among bodies arrive Rooted, chiseled, alleyed names In false nation, born unalive. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LANCER by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE REFORMER by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER THE BLIND LEGION by WILLIAM ROSE BENET THE CEREMONY OF THE PRINTER'S APPRENTICE; A GERMAN MORALITY PLAY by WILLAM BLADES |