deposition

i must admit
   you’re an anomaly
for me––

a shark-man
   so devoured by your
ego

all that’s left is a
   toothy-
grim.

of course,
   i fear you,
but more than that, i
   totally disrespect
you.

your one-way lines of
   communication are
controlling everything;

you’ve forced your
   mental arms around our
heads––

our souls have
   departed.

the honest truth is
   that everything you’ve
touched is

dead or dying.

there’s no one left to
   animate your
schemes

& only our bones
   have descended to the
bottom-line.