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from bare bones by Hel Sídhe Wyly

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clear creek
glass eyes
dead eyes
rolling

no fish
dull shine
lead-laced
daisies

sprawling
weeping
red and
orange

gold mines
seeping
white strands
reaching.

i cannot find a reason or rhyme
for the senseless destruction
our sick river cries.
up by the gold king
they pump her with lye
still caustic and toxic -
but the strip test looks fine

where's the resistance?
where's the commitment?
hundreds of landmines just waiting to blow.
how will we answer
to our descendents
with nothing but cancerous waters to show?

come armed to the teeth.
come with spores and with seeds.
come ready to heal
and willing to die.

when will we see
that this land lives and breathes?
that its captors and killers
must pay for their crimes?

my arms ain't wide enough
to hold the world.
my heart ain't hard enough
to watch as it burns.
i can't cry tears enough
to snuff out the flame.
i cannot scream enough
to ease the pain.

does it make you uncomfortable?
does it make you afraid
to think that this entire culture's to blame?
does it smash your illusory notion of "safe?"
will you fight for the land and the life it sustains?

when is enough enough for you?
when is enough enough?
when is enough enough for you?
when is enough enough?

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from bare bones, released February 19, 2017
the animas river and the mountains who hold her. the mycelium and roots. orion.

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Hel Sídhe Wyly New Mexico

all itchy feet, calloused fingers, burnt cities and wild forests.
banjo, dulcimer, concertina, mouth trumpet and vocals by Hel Sídhe Wyly.

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