Kindness falls on shards of steel
Panic keens the blade
But honesty in question
Betrays all promise made
For fortitude, ungarnished,
Is but a temple wrong
Where lies impel the message
And evil sings the song.

Averted eyes may wander
Consciences may sway,
Intentions good, meander,
To weave another day
But deep within there’s something
That keeps the ship afloat
Despite the mighty tempest
Imperiling the moat.

Belief, a comprehension,
Defined as solid stone
To fortify the weaknesses
Of sins, unatoned.
Convince us of salvation
As promised in the book
Yet leaves a blank confusion
Near everywhere we look.

What chance, my friend,
Beseech thee,
Remains for mortal man
With contradiction epic
Right throughout the moral span?
With greed and lust pervading
And sanctioned, thus OK,
By egocentric leaders
Who promulgate decay?

Wherefore do we seek to tread?
How long can it last?
Wherefore can we place our trust
In this false die, now caste?

Look around you, brothers,
Open up your gaze,
See through the mist of subterfuge
The slime within the haze.
I challenge, are you satisfied,
Do you see your future here?
Or do you, deep within the crystal ball,
Perceive the Devil’s leer?

M.
28 October 2019
Planet Earth.