Truth Be Said.
Hiding in my work
Like some narcissistic coward
Taking refuge in a place I feel empowered
My true identity
Long since devoured by the masses
Causing time to move
Like water and molasses
Consequence and compromises
Can’t explain my lame disguises
In this ruse some choose to entertain
If it is something
They can use to do the same
Given any relevance
To wisdom or intelligence
We can’t escape manipulation’s
Dedication to the sane
Rush the future to the past
Minute details to the vast
The inevitable masked
In purpose of task
And we are immediately enamored
By anything that shows how we have mattered
Dust to dust and ashes scattered
All the hungry while
Belief fed by denial
With a bowl of doubt
And a mouthful of smiles
As if we wouldn’t exist in significance
If we would ever
Be ignored
Empathetically self-absorbed
Well, you can suck and swallow
Every ritual you follow
What exactly do you think you might be saving
In the midst of all this righteous misbehaving
With ignorant acts of involuntary violence
Against family, friends and clients
Missing the important force of silence
The ultimate voice of defiance
You can’t be independent and compliant
There will always be a tyrant
It appears for years
I have courted my peers in vain
Painfully clear that I am here
Guilt and fear sustained
Integrity prostituted
Hereby duly prosecuted
Save the legal jargon
I ask for no pity, pardon or bargain
By my own word I stand here sentenced
Banner of repentance to be read
Peace and freedom Truth be said
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