Unknown Destination

Grady took an overdose of pills in the bath
They laid him out at midnight softly on his back
They could swear they heard a whisper from his mouth
Saying get away gentlemen you don’t know what its about

There’s crows in the tree line and flowers in the grove
Landmines exposed where the grass has just been mowed
The likeliness of Grady stamps his feet and slaps his thighs
His suicide note was broadcast and won a Pulitzer Prize

Grady is carried to the Church of England for the inquest
His clothes are cut off and there are wires across his chest
Troops muster along the skyline embedded with victims past
Meanwhile the organs are removed and the mold is cast


- Chris Mansel