Red Dirt

the soil is full of blood
from previous battles;
blood that carried our
genes and our future
mixed into the dirt
from whence we believe
it had its origins;
blood flows in rivers
underground, carving
out caverns in which
we will eventually live;
blood soaked soil forms
the bricks that builds
our dwellings for the
children not known to us;
too many lives lost,
such a high price to pay
to live in this world
and temporarily own the
blood stained soil that
will be eventually taken
away until our descendants
decide to bring it all back.

4Jul14