Shame

I wondered briefly

Chiefly concerning

Discerning madness

Classless vagrants

Paid rent, but grim times

Late fines and cheap words

Herds of mismanaged men

When what’s left is less

Best to leave it to those

Pose a question of integrity

Economy is withering, but the suits

Loot the bank, stark fear, fervor

Curbs stained with the pain

Blame it on the parents, not the teacher

Feature headline, two dead after mis-fire

Liars walk the street, plague of insanity

Humanity, cradled, coddled by mis-truth

Ruthless, fearless, bloodshot toddler

Took her by the throat, no one answered

Transferred to an empty room, light switch

Itch in her brain, tumors the only thing growing

Row in her school, kids watch like it's normal

Formal to beat your neighbors face in

Face it, we’re done as a race and

Our last prayer answered

Cancer to end a global mind-set of hate

Fate to fit the shame, let it rot

Pot to fill his feeble mind with hope

Rope, to end the self-esteem

Steam stays bubbled

Rubble, once an infant

Mint condition, provision, varnished

Tarnished by diffidence, apathy

As we see, justly musty, sorrow

Borrowed time, leased alacrity

Mentally stitched to help swallow

Follow your doctor's orders

Borders set to limit your spastic

Elastic emotions, reaching the end of clarity

It's fairly cheap to fill the bottle

Mottled kids, too young to spell their name

Change into monsters capable of swiping

Ripened to rape and destroy

Toy with the fabric of a quilt

Built to represent our deepest shit

Spit of politicians