Tarot

Written May 31st 2020

A Fool draws the cards of his fate
Magical tricks predict a failed end state
A final gate for the first inmate
Thus always to those who would dictate

Lady Justice threatens the Emperor's pleasure,
Hiding behind Barr to ensure her erasure,
The matron succumbs in time to petty pressure

Triumphal Archer, star burning the blind Empress;
Trifling marcher, bleeding, defenseless;
Trapped martyr, Holy Lamb crying his mother;
Itchy triggers, ditch diggers, dead figures.

Sins of the Fathers, perpetuated violence,
Hero fanned flames enforcing silence,
Twin cities burning, defying tyrants,
Love for fellow man spreads as a virus

Which creature is born without a voice,
Crawls through life never given a choice,
Stands up in outrage for what's right,
Only to fall beaten with a stick at night

Justice doesn't Scale to the Strength of the Lion,
Tyrants will oppress those who try to define them,
Police sent to press those who dare to defy them,
Riots bright enough to dim the star of Orion

Hermit hiding safe in the space of a bunker,
Fearing for his life in the face of their anger,
Spinning with his thumbs the web of our misFortune,
Trapping us for sums in a thin profit margin
Of society, crackdowns on humanity keep us in check
"Am I under arrest?" he yell and kneel on his neck
No respect for elders they shove'em down on the deck
Deflect, reject, deject, suspect, expect unchecked neglect
Violence is the only thing that keeps them erect

Lying on a scale that breaks the Strength of the Lawmen,
Senate has regressed, should be sent to the Bullpen,
Low-key is impressed, since kneeling befits all men,
Values upside down, who would serve to be old in
Forces that detest laws yet swore to uphold them
Police doth protest the apples they been laden
Soon at our behest, choose the jails they're detained in

A Fool draws the thirteenth card to end it
Unhappy with this outcome, he seeks to amend it
Looking to the stars, draws a map of his fate,
Two faces, both lion, resume his estate.
It's no use Stallin', Death lies in wait
A house divided falls under the weight of hate