A King Was Born

A KING WAS BORN
SO I WAS BORN
A LUNATIC WAS BORN
SO I WAS BORN
MANY PEOPLE ACCLAIM THAT THE RICHES ARE RICH
BECAUSE SO THEY WERE BORN
AND SOME ACCLAIM THAT THE POORS ARE POOR
BECAUSE SO THEY WERE BORN
BIRTHDAY SADDENS ME
BECAUSE THE WAY THE LUNATICS WERE BORN
SO I WAS BORN
THE AGE YOU ARE NOW
SO YOU WERE BORN
THE AGE YOU WILL BE
SO YOU WERE BORN


WHAT RENEWS AND REFRESH
IS WHAT HAVE DONE
AGE IS A STATIC METRE
BECAUSE SO YOU WERE BORN
THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES YOU A DON
IS WHAT YOU HAVE DONE
BE FAST TO DO IT
BEFORE YOU WILL BE BURNT

BECAUSE THE DAY YOU WERE BORN IS THE DAY YOU WILL BE BURNT
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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