Roger Waters inspired poem |
Written by Amy Balog | |
Sunday, 30 July 2017 | |
Here at Brain Damage, we always welcome contributions from our visitors, and indeed over the years have shared everything from reviews of concerts, albums and books, through to fan artwork, and tattoos. Poetry though is somewhat under-represented on the site, so we were really pleased with the contribution below. As the author - Amy Balog - explains, the messages and feelings from Roger's current tour, along with his work over the years, have really struck a chord with her...over to Amy: I have recently seen Roger Waters's Us + Them show twice, in Las Vegas and in Los Angeles. These wonderful concerts, combined with Roger's brilliant new album, have inspired me to write a poem, titled Since 1979, which I'd like to share with you. I'm a writer, and Roger's words have influenced me from an early age at many different levels, so I intended this poem to be a homage to his time with Pink Floyd, as well as his solo work. It also contains references to Orwell and Huxley, both of whom he admires. Here's the poem: Since 1979 - Amy Balog
Since 1979
The walls are more and more sophisticated;
We see what we’re shown; it’s all our lives will ever be worth.
For centuries, we have been fighting our battles
With knives in our backs and turmoil growing in and around us,
We shout at the dark walls of fear separating us
The walls are getting higher so we feel safe
If we don’t have a dictator, we still need someone
He can be writing on a blackboard or barking from a stage,
We’re blinded by the lustrous and fake halos
Some would give their lives just to climb the wall,
We create our leaders like we’ve created our gods,
And the pigs become humans and the humans become pigs,
Masses are drowning in the semen of their gods,
We pray to deaf gods who just stare at the madness,
But we, humans, are sharing this dirty pool, after all.
And all we can do is rave at the wall from the mud below,
They can see us from above and there’s nowhere we can hide;
And if one of us succeeds at climbing to the top of the wall,
And the leaders change but the screens don’t go anywhere. Our thanks to Amy for this submission. More info here: AmyBalog.net and at twitter.com/amybalogauthor |