Cut

Cut    12/9/2013

My heart

My heart

Burning through the day

And bleeding through the night.

Aching with every beat

Hour after countless hour

Pumping blood to my brain

And life to my body.

Something has changed

And I can sense it

Through every pore

As the easy smiles disappear

And tension fills the air.

Winter is here

In more ways than one

And you can feel the chill in the air

As the world pops and hardens

Frozen and dead.

The warning is direct

And as simple as can be

That woe to them

Who dare to question

And think for themselves.

We are betrayed

In the worst possible way

By a true enemy

Disguised as a friend.

Sold down the river

That has meandered forever

Until it gathers enough power

To dash us against the rocks.

Far worse

Than what we feared

The callous treachery

And venomous hate

Long simmering

Beneath the surface.

If you haven’t seen It yet

Then trust me, you will

Brewing in the whispered words

Of powerful men.

They will run you through

And cut you off

At the knees

Unable to walk

And unable to breathe.

Nothing is too low

And nothing is too small

When you are not hindered with a conscience

Or possessed by a soul. 

Quick as a wink

They strike the unsuspecting

Cutting them in their sleep

And laughing as they bleed out

All over their bed.

The silence is deafening

But the proof is everywhere

Clear as the alarm bells

Ringing in our brains. 

I know what it feels like

And I have been there before

When you realize that the fix is in

And there is nothing you can do. 

All these words are useless

If we give up

And we give in

Because true victory

Shall come

For those who never give up.

The weight of the world

Is heavy and crushing

But it is an honor

To bear it well

Even if we die

And even if we lose.

A ruler can be cruel

And a judge can be bought

But the king is coming

Righteous and just.