A black and white story about corruption and a broken system of justice |
Persepium And on nights like these Jim sets up the table And sometimes the Devil saunters by the small window shop He recognizes a passer,stops and reads the flashing lights It's dark and you can't make out his face In the world so livid;beneath the moon so pale So sometimes upon a whim he chooses to swagger in His roving glance passing you by His countenance drinks you in Settling down he passes a wink You see him smiling,men surrounding The tiny black table;gather around him The darkest men you've ever seen Not by blood,race or any other means Their lips are sealed in a deathly silence Their eyes pay a nervous obeisance To the man who winked To the man who chanced to swagger in Towards the end the seals are signed,the word is passed On every soul a shadow cast And on light soled boots they shuffle past you in a dark mood Unbeknownst and unknown Sordid deeds they'll take home Each man down a different street All covered up nice and neat The cry for justice will be lost Amid morning newspapers and roiling gutter steams But between the chairs and the hideous smiles Behind all the magnanimous pantomime You'll see the man- the man who pulled the strings The man who winked The man who chanced to swagger in |