Head Wound

Head wound                   9/27/2016

This too will pass

And this too will fall

The smug and the proud

The powerful and the cruel.

Protected at every turn

And helped in ever fight

The liars and the cheaters

Lurching toward the end. 

Labeling and lying

Hiding and ducking

Nothing but a fake façade

Rotten to the core.

Propped up by lies

And prodded with answers

The evil prophets

Riding on a beast.

Off in the head

The fatal wounds are healed

But only for a time

To lie, cheat and steal. 

Snorting at the prospect

Of betraying all the good

Selling out you

And selling out me. 

From whom does the money come

And from who do the favors drop

The arrogance of evil

Who will do anything to win. 

The favorite of fools

And authentic haters

Preferring terror to truth

Every single time. 

But what are we to do

The voiceless in the middle

Ignored and penalized

Every step of the way. 

Those without big banks

And those without oligarchs

With no influence to sell

Or power to peddle. 

Hated for our honesty

And loathed for our truth

The descendants of the good

Attacked from every angle. 

Invaded, marginalized

Undefended and abused

Now more than ever

We groan under the weight.

Yes I have felt it

And yes I have seen it

Watching it all

Like slow motion disaster. 

But sooner

Rather than later

All of this shall end

As the last hour approaches

Sure, final, and swift.