Open Wound
Open Wound
Sing me a tune
Of disaster and doom
I need to play it out
Let the words tell of sorrow
Of today's and tomorrow's
Let it echo all my doubts
Keep playing that tune
Of my open wound
I feel it is my life
Let the chords ring with pain
Of emotions that reign
As sharp as the edge of a knife
Sing my song strong
That it last all day long
Till it enters all men's souls
Let it show desperation
Of vast segregation
Still all ending up in one hole
Sing the chorus of hate
All hearts--locked up gates
Where "I am number one"
Of no room for laughter
From here on thereafter
Till all our destruction is done
Robyn Elizabeth Berry
June 1981
