Thursday, October 05, 2017

good fortune



we are gods speaking in
ever-expanding circles of sorrow

we are saints on fire
in a sleeping village

no hesitation before the trigger is pulled,
no regret,
no thought of fucking up the future

knowledge is not a given,
power not a solution,
but would you give it up if you were asked?

would you sell your lover if
the price was high enough?

takes a lot of effort not to be a whore
                                               a pimp
           a mouthful of poisoned blood

takes a false prophet to see how many
corpses will be necessary for
a future without enemies

build your kingdom from
the bones of butchered children and
understand that the fall of
empire has already been set in motion

understand that the dead will all
eventually be forgotten

that you will be there
soon enough


No comments: