Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here

Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here Ever the edifice The bold and self-serving statue Proud ego stamped In the courtyards and squares Of those who have diminished ( ordinary ) Ever the hero who by guile Steals the heroes burial With self sacrificial offerings of ballot boxes ( rigged ) Ever the flag waving For the faceless dictators Who by money and army medals adorned Assume control Via coup d'état ( or money ) Ever the religious fanatic Behind Iattola, priest, missionary and Papist Ever the quiet and raucous rapist Of faith Ever the secret of power hunger ( sanctioned ) Allowed to dictate Through political expediencies Ever the murder of country men To rule the country Ever the nationalistic barrage of pride For coloured cloth Defines identity And not humanity ( human ) Ever the innocent left to bleed To fill the coffers of nameless greed And ever the hate to feed The racial, political and religious idiocy ( bigotry ) Ever the door which opens For men and women returning home With the triumphal marches Of black body bags Ever the tear gas, riot shield and rubber bullet Ever the faces of Tienanmen Square Ever the bodies of The World Trade Centre Ever the terrorism of lies Ever the truth denied Ever love defiled Ever the innocent left to bleed To fill the coffers of nameless greed And ever the hate to feed The racial, political and religious bigotry ( idiocy ) Ever the door which open Welcoming home Mothers and Fathers From their long days labours ( ordinary )