Tyrants suckling at the teats of the snake
from an impostor disguised as a father
chained back by a leash of lies
living on through the blood of the ballots
Colombia chokes on a mouthful of bills
Shedding tears from what she used to know
The jealous lover the spoiled child
leaves every man without an alibi
fiction weaved from threads of shadow
fiction weaved from threads of shadow
True evil wait within the shepherds cloak
rancid with greed truth in the back of its mind
Tyrants suckling at the teats of the snake
from an impostor disguised as a father
chained back by a leash of lies
living on through the blood of the ballots
Colombia chokes on a mouthful of bills
Shedding tears from what she used to know
The might feast on the flesh of the calf
willingly given for the guard of the staff
Harboring love for the walls of their home
bricks held up by fear of the unknown
bricks held up by fear of the unknown
the fences conceal a rutted pen
the herd lines up for the slaughter again
as the sheep compete for the shepards appeal
the observant follower sees a wolf is revealed
credits
from Reacher,
released October 25, 2014
Ian Campbell
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