The Sower

Thanks to Bill Hicks for this one. This is an older one, but I still like it just for the thought, if anything.

The Sower

Have you heard of him?

Some say he was a prophet,

others a problem stirring 

up the people, exciting 

and inciting them to question

those in power. Cowards,

he cried, crawling about

the shadows. Down with

their towers of terror,

no longer will they lord 

over the masses.

He was martyred, labeled 

a blasphemer, a cancer

to society, to order.

Go back to your homes

you’re safe now.

Though he may be gone, 

his seeds have been sown,

taking root in the hearts

of the herd, and the nightmares

of the hoarders. Cowards’ fear

and the faithfuls’ thoughts

have made him immortal.