Fire In The Sky

I SAW A FIRE LATE AT BLACK NIGHT,
I FELT THE HEAT OF IT DEEP INSIDE -
IT WAS SO FAR AND SO MUCH NEAR,
IT WAS SO BRIGHT BUT NOT SO CLEAR:

SEEMED LIKE A FLYING FIREBALL,
LOOKED LIKE A BLACK BURNING SUN,
LIKE THE END OF THIS MAD WORLD,
LIKE ST.VITUS'S DANCE, OR DEMON'S FUN.

I LOOKED UP IN THE SKIES AND HIGHER -
THE BITTER TEARS BURNED UP MY FACE
WITH THE HOT KISS OF THE HELL FIRE,
FEELING SORROW AND A BIG DISGRACE!

THE CROWD OF PEOPLE TURNED AWAY
BUT I STILL SAW THESE MISE-EN-SCENE,
FEELING BLUE OF THE TERRIBLE PAIN
THAT FILLS EACH HEART OF HUMAN BEING!

I COULD HARDLY STOOD AND STARE
ON THE GREEN GRAS OF THE ANCIENT HILL,
FROM THE DEPTH OF CENTURIES, WHERE
MY PEOPLE FELT ANGER AND THRILL!

I SAW A BLACK RIVER IN THE GLOOM
THAT ROLLED ITS WATER TO THE DOOM,
I PRAYED FOR LORD, I PRAYED AND SWEPT:
MY LIFE HAS GONE BUT NOTHING'S LEFT!

HOW CAN I HELP THE HOMELESS CHILD
WHO'S DAD WAS KILLED AND MOM IS BLIND?
WHY EVERYTHING IS UPSIDE DOWN?
WHY WHAT WAS WHITE NOW PAINTED BROWN?

THE TIME WAS RUNNING OUT OF SIGHT.
UNTIL THE DAWN, STILL OF THE NIGHT
I SCREAMED AND PRAYED INTO THE AIR -
WORDS FLEW ON HEAVEN, I KNEW NOT WHERE.

MY PRAYER ROSE SO HIGH UP TO THE SKY,
MUCH HIGHER THAN FAT LED CLOUDS FLY,
UP TO THE COLD, BRIGHT SILVER STARS -
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN VENUS AND MARS.

I SAW A FIRE LATE AT BLACK NIGHT -
MY FATHER'S DEAD AND MY BROTHER DIED...
TWO GRAVES IN NAZARETH WAIT FOR ME -
TO VISIT THEM - MY SENSE TO BE!

HEARIN' THE ECHO OF THE HOLY GRAVE
I COMMAND MY SPIRIT TO MY LORD, FOR SAVE
MY MOTHER'S CREAPLED LONELY HEART -
TO STAY ALIVE, TO STILL STRONG AND HARD!

I COMMAND MY SCREAMING, SHIMMERING SOUL
IN OUTER SPACE WHERE FROM STARS FALL,
INTO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER' HANDS -
SOMEWHERE IN DESERT, IN THE YELLOW SANDS.

THE GRAVES OF ISRAEL WAIT FOR ME -
TO VISIT THEM - MY ONLY SENSE TO BE!
AND I SCREAM TO THE HOLY DEEP BLUE SKY:
O, LORD! DON'T LET MY MOTHER DIE!

1991-2003-2015 г.г.
Москва-Назарет-Киев