Neville

Borrowed Characters

Borrowed Characters

 

Hey Fascist

Why not let go

Of all those

Borrowed characters

Yes those which openly

Symbolize hate

Each one corrupted

Before you were born

And filed in dark cupboards

 

Hey terrorist

Why not get a life

Instead of taking

Lives like that

Yes we are human beings too

You know

Regardless of what

Your teacher preaches

In dark cellars

 

Hey brother

Why not let go

Of all that hate

And pent up anger

What purpose does it serve?

Except to feed upon it

And fester like some hungry tumour

In dark corners

 

Hey stranger

Why not get to know us

Stop pointing fingers

Through ignorance and fear

Take a deep breath and a moment

Before you hurl that rock

In our direction

 

Hey Judas

Why not get out of here

While you are still able to

Go some place and hide

You are pathetic

Just like so many others

Who once queued here?

Before being spawned

In some dark fantasy

 

Hey neighbour

Why not take a rain check

And release all those

Borrowed characters

You once seduced and kept

Subdued with hatred then

Removed discreetly from some

Dark old empty tomb

 

Hey God

Why not save us

There must be something

Worth salvaging down here

Just nod if you can hear me

It must be time

For another head count

Why not make this

Dark shadow disappear