The Law of the Rigid

The morbid law of the rigid It is a principle for the principal A belief that holds the total The standard not for the normal Above reproach, beyond nominal A law for the feeble and mortal A rule of tyranny and inflexibility Found in a principality Observed as a quality Anything besides is nullity Transgress, face penalty Regress, become nonentity Redress, labeled mediocrity Resolute, named superiority Meek, called inferiority Compromise, cast as frailty Opinions equated to profanity Fairness shunned as evil and vanity Rationale is called disdain Don’t drift, remain Don’t shift, sustain Don’t twist, maintain Don’t lift, retain That’s the law for the deprived The morbid law of the rigid