Rogues gallery

Humanity has a history

Of heralding heretics

Who’ve got the language down

While the best of us all drown.

Hoping for Him to say your name

Or look your way in the crowd,

As he dresses up his dire dealings

With five billion dollar words

That he prays you’ve never learned.

Secret police would scare in shadows.

Now, they simply flout the law.

Sanctioned shooting sprees

If unjust charges you can’t heed.

Guilty till you’ve taken lead.

The innocent are all layin’ dead,

While the culprit gets thrown parades

And a cruiser covered freeway

Donning his dirty name.

The daily news is perusing

The rogues gallery of our choosing,

The most villainous among them

Are the ones we voted in.

We let them make our laws,

Offer them our cash.

Let them gun us down,

As they cover up the past.

Hiding truths in the spotlight

Hoping that we cannot see

And thus fail to fuel their greed.

Cuz f**k those who are in need

Those they’re supposed to serve,

Who’ve worked for all they’ve earned.

What do they deserve?

But the wrath we should defer…

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I like your thoughts and I agree with them.
"We let them make our laws,
Offer them our cash.
Let them gun us down,
As they cover up the past."
Sometime we get what we deserve. I like the direct and honest logic in your words. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote