No Harm

Thought, thought I could grip
Grip the dust by the speed of my hand
Bone crash into skin
Swinging hard
Swinging hard as you can
Between the houses we cannot be seen
We made, made new words
For the pins that we felt in our legs
Stood, stood in our rooms
Wide awake
Just to watch the day change
Cold on the beds where our brothers have been
You know we did no harm
When they ran and hid, no harm
Hunting the kids, no harm
You know they did no harm
In June, June’s thick breath will collect
And then drip down our chins
Cut holes in the screen
Make them wide, and let the creatures come in
Between the houses we cannot be seen
You know we did no harm
When they ran and hid, no harm
Hunting the kids, no harm
You know they did no harm
Forming slowly, all things holy
No breath showing
All outrunning, our skin humming
Into the sun
Always running to, never running from
Cold on the beds where our brothers have been
You know we did no harm
When they ran and hid, no harm
Hunting the kids, no harm
You know they did no harm