death to
CORRUPTION!!!
i
amerika lied its way
into war
& then tortured people
& lied about that
ii
amerika created very many
enemies
out of very few
giving birth
to terror
iii
amerika caused
a world economic
recession, depression,
collapse
so a very few guys
could make some
very big
bucks
& then it lied
about that
iv
it lied
about climate pollution,
tar sands, racial & economic
inequality & unions
so it could just
keep
smoking
along
v
& how shall we
be delivered
from such great
evil?
vi
by the perfectly incarnated
ambition of the stainless
prosecutor-knight
vii
with a will that is
self-restraint
he’s the envy of every saint
he can easily work a miracle
or two
viii
lancelot fixates on
king lear
ix
the king is an elderly man
at the end of a distinguished
life of service
to his people
x
the prosecutor cries out
CORRUPTION!!!
xi
after the public flogging
of the old man
by the media
& the auto de fe
of his reputation
shame settles down
& the dirty work
is done
xii
the people are quick
to forget
the people are predictably
quick to forget
xiii
in a world
brimming with catastrophic
consequences
what is the symbol of ideal
justice?
a frail shadow of humanity
moldering its last days in prison
for the public good
xiv
death to CORRUPTION!!!
xv
rinse & repeat