Sharks

Fifty days, all of the water's gone No respite from under the cold white sun Indifference, parched gums and swollen limbs Nothing moves but the fins of the sharks that swim So endlessly - dark shadows that roam the deep Stalk our wake and haunt our sleep So ghastly white So quiet, accepting - their gentlemen's breeding shows well They circle their servants like sharks As one man, united, they drew lots and decided It's my turn to give my life For kingdom, for country, for their polite society We ventured to find the hollow earth But all that we found were the hollows On our souls Screaming for subsistence, gnawing, devouring To give my life to give them their lives? Such preposterous hypocrisy I cannot abide Oh no I will not go quietly Fool them before they can see you're no nominee Make them think it's a jinx and make them agree Make them fear, make them dread and Get them to wait just an hour, a minute, a second Blind them before they can see, before they can flee Tie their hands tie their feet, their power's a deceit Teach them class, blood and breed's no Acquittal or grounds For deeds abhorrent to enlightened man!