Illusory solace Is sadness at peace Though some shred of subversion I’ve yet to unleash In its rabid Hysteria Yearns to be free But society Renders it Tranquility For contenders to thrones Highly coveted Cling To a power Imbalance Not fit for a king They would sooner see fear Run amok In the streets And appease its bloodlust By the number of seats That their side of the I’ll Serve merely Myself Or the party, The lobby, The way of the belt