Hot as the Desert Sun

from Mothers by Ian Ramsey

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The days go by so quickly now, I can hardly remember the date
It seems my life has taken a bow, no time left to contemplate
The plan of action I'll have to take
No easy way out; should I lie or just die?
To save the new world I have to survive
I won't tell them anything
They don't have to know
It's my destiny to go

Those fools in charge, they don't know a thing
About what all this war and chaos will bring
As the minutes expire, so much closer we'll be
To an old world of ash and a new one of greed

I'm ripping up the resignation letter
Keeping my secret will fare the world better
The guilt, shame, and anger, knowing what I've done
Burn as hot as than the desert sun

I'll walk into the station with my head up high
Leaving any traces of suspicion behind
I'll greet the men and women with a beguiling smile
My true feelings bursting inside all the while

Maybe they won't catch on
To my blank stare, my eyes withdrawn
I'll go up with the rest of the team
I know I can turn this nightmare into a dream

Just one last desperate act before I go insane
Before the drugs absorb my brain
This venture to the stars, my soon-to-be grave
Just one shot to stop a new generation of slaves

I'm tearing up the resignation papers
The ink stains my skin, the seal of a traitor
The guilt, shame, and anger, knowing that it's done,
Burn hotter than the desert sun

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from Mothers, released October 15, 2018

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Ian Ramsey Livermore, California

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