The Betrayer

Blinded, derided, reviled and in exile for life Listlessly walking, perpetual faltering stride Fettered and shackled, the chains rattle loudly behind Manacled sentence, an eon of penitent time He who dared to dream Beyond the false regime Forced to toil alone 'Til death shall he atone Silenced, compliant, a whole generation in line Lifelessly watching, the clock's inexorable chimes Pealing, revealing, another fragmented design Of droning monotony, draining humanity's fire Angels, demons, believers, heathens be warned Tear eyes from the heavens and look to this world of our own Corruption, pernicious, a poison so potent pervades It numbs you to misery begat subjugation as slaves For you are as they want Meek and mild and prone You nod your heads to them And bow before their whims Cracking, breaking, society's shaking in fright Thinkers and leaders, beginning to take up the fight Quashing the rulers who stand on our shoulders in spite Mandating lives with no trace of contrition ascribed Sisters, brothers, fathers, mothers behold A world filled with choices and myriad options unfolds The yoke of oppressors will crumble down into the dirt From that prison now dust a new way of living is birthed For this I'm named betrayer: A world for the many in place Of a selfish and decadent wasteland Upon which the many can stand