The Cleanse
We're in the foothills of revolution mountain
sharpening swords, packing black and white powder
everybody thinks they're getting the short end
the middle class clinging tight to what they have
the rich and powerful laughing from the high crag
the poor scrambling for just a chance at the scraps
religions colliding in a kaleidoscope of supremacy
cherry stained hands praying for all the wrong reasons
an octopus of radicals tearing at the robe of democracy
Academia behind a snotty pedestal, igniting dissention
everybody plucking the eagle and stealing her eggs
all the while waving death banners in front of her face
condemning and demanding all in one selfish breath
lets get it on then, and begin this filthy cleanse.
Copyright © Anthony Biaanco | Year Posted 2019
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