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• 48 Motherdrum Motherdrum motherdrum, more than hushed the rhythm is crushed, muffled, beneath the weight of plodding footsteps, turning wheels and smoking stacks. Motherdrum motherdrum, sirens kill the night, the city claws the stars out of the sky, radios do not wave, they eat the air, tear the skin from the trees. Motherdrum motherdrum, sirens kill the night, the city rapes our children, they gang together in toxic alleys, they drown in neon, they drown in flashing signs, seek silence in each other's blood. Motherdrum motherdrum, sirens kill the night, the city chases away spirits from my hair, dreams from my reach, hope from my eyes. Sirens kill the night and I cannot hear. 49 • ...

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