BLEAK

Fuck me the future seems bleak

The bollocks we’re witnessing week after week

Society bending and starting to creak

With the weight of the shit being piled on the meek

Whatever happened to wanting reform?

With stepping past hunger, remaining the norm

As ignorance steers them straight into the storm

But no one is freezing if they’re safe and warm

I fear that division is now in control

Divided and conquered, no longer a shoal

Constituent parts that once made up a whole

Where we worked as a team to achieve any goal

And yet if I say this I’m branded a fink

For daring to stir you and cause you think

For daring to see these connections that link

Creating a cocktail you don’t want to drink

No matter your line, you won’t dictate my fate

I’ll keep adding coals to the embers in the grate

I won’t let your anger block me out of this debate

And I sure as fuck won’t let you twist me with your hate

Empathy hurts when it’s surrounded by pain

Victory hollowed by the silence of the slain

As we pander to sociopaths more and more insane

And nurture our very society’s bane

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Billy 12/7/20