The Prey and the Bait

THE PREY AND THE BAIT Before and beyond time Not one man will make a case For such a pathetic story Owing to self bigotry You complain by the day You murmur by the noon At twilight, you sob by the way And lament at the fullness of the moon Yet, you transfer the blame You’ve become a prey in the game You often pray to maim Yet, the bait has made you lame Left at the mercy of the hunters Oh! You have too quickly forgotten When you gullibly devour their meal To you it’s just a sumptuous meal At least not to them You are but a chicken being bred Their champagne to you is ‘ultimate’ At a toss, their grain is yours Like no tomorrow you lived But here comes the day of reckoning You’ll not only pay through your nose They’ll suck you like a hose Your milk, fat and blood they’ll drain Like forever it’s not going to rain On you they’ll make a full gain And you’ll dearly pay for the grain