I've seen that face before...

I've seen that face before,
Those eyes focused and determined,
tired, furious.

I've seen that face before,
across the globe, it's a face that
knows no time because pain dillutes time,
pain freezes time, pain suspends time...

but how do we make it go away?
you give those eyes something
beautiful to look at, and for a little while atleast,

the pain seems to go away.
It goes away until the illusion is no longer valid, no longer acceptable,

no longer capable
of suppressing the pain.

Africa, South America, Asia, Mesopotamia,
the South Pacific, Los Angeles.

I've seen that face before...