One empty promise made
An error within me
I built a false facade
Now credibility crumbles
The selfish century
His selfie statue
Naturally erected
Gossip made the fountain split
Words and stones have toppled it

Along the margins
No one hears the starling sing
Her babies are gone and starving
The riverbanks are poisoned
The fat cats are all laughing
They have no need for starlings
They only feast on men