Truth and Lies

In the endeavour of righteousness I inadvertently linger,

Seeking the cleansing of many a bewitched slinger;

Each time they let the detonator amid their fingers go up in smoke,

They know they’ve rendered themselves haplessly, deliberately broke.

Not today…

Of delirium, of destiny, of hara-kiri and suicide,

To parlous and intoxicating entities, they hopelessly chide;

They in taciturn response, “I really don’t mind!”

Oh, screw the suckers, they’re innately blind.

In the shallow myths of contentment they wholly sink,

Why do they fail to decipher The Malicious Wink?

“What the fuck am I doing?”— Why don’t they ask?

Why in the glory of obliteration do they splendidly bask?

Their delight, their scrumptious joy is far from justifiable,

Occur no goodness to them that might just seem viable;

As evil presents heartily its infectious autograph,

Scarcely do they discern they’re crafting a poor cenotaph.

To swagger, to glower, to maim, to drink,

Too many reasons to clairvoyantly blink;

“How do I give up? How do I refuse?”

Simply act, Monsieur, do not pointlessly muse.

In the light of this darkness I apprehensively foray,

I ardently wish I could do this every day;

Banish the catastrophic viruses of intransigence,

Rake in the Elysian of ethical charm for fond remembrance.

Perhaps it is extravagance, perhaps too much for comprehension,

In attempting to craft an apt simile I feel trepidation;

In the swindling depths of their character lies their quintessential key,

Alas, if only they hadn’t resolved to flee from it in glee.

O Valiant Reveler, glory be thou name,

May the irreplaceable mirth of moral victory you proudly claim;

In the happiest memories and loveliest entities may you find solace,

May you triumphantly render monstrous allurements toothless.

In the endeavour of righteousness I inadvertently linger,

Seeking the cleansing of many a bewitched slinger;

From cataclysmic evil to effulgent rectitude may they seamlessly navigate,

New times of glorious integrity may they plainly promulgate.

Today.