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Romulus and Remus
In similar kind the blood of violent dynasty's
remains distinct without conscience
its empire of centuries
branded hot upon the slave born sweat
and to dictatorship
bring the mind and soul of greed
for in the bestial mouth
ever shall the vampire feed
Better then to rule in heaven
yet still be the Lords of Hell
and give empty promise of redemption
then offer up their lives for sale
By generations of fouled footed print
walk with acid in the barter of flesh
so with hapless reward may acquit
a lifetimes worthless forfeit
for the evil men do is counted replete
beyond love and honour
but to inglorious cause shall bleed their defeat
and so leave their children to suffer
Hate, by its name attest
lead all innocence to corruption
deny the living and lead all to death
then in common dirt to bury them
In laughter's symphony raise their anthem
when in coloured rags
allot the cup of tears for the sustenance of hope
for unknown soldiers entomb
this inconsequential martyrdom
Drag their world to cruelties coldest chill
of all who stand above the flock
and in the career of the heel
seek adulation's throne
with venom their sufferings bemock
the blood of their saviors hang by iron nail
and in the cheering of the raucous mob
construct their prison
and condemned them by the roar of the crowd
Better then to befoul the heavens
and praise the Lords of Hell
this lineage of human excommunication
offers up their Eden for sale
Copyright ©
Colin Mitchell Williams
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