A modern parody

A Modern Parody

Row on row of crosses
standing stark against the sky
where thieves and fools and even Saviors
dangle til they die

Not for punishment or shame
nor to appease the masses
but only to amuse a bunch
of silly Roman asses

it was for this and nothing more
that many met their fate
in a land beloved by God
but ruled by greed and hate

you may think me incorrect
in what I now will say
but I believe things just as bad
are happening today

in a nation known for truth
great lies are being spread
by those who’ve sworn to keep the faith
and stand by what they’ve said

a government of people chosen
by the ones they lead
now turns a deaf ear to its folk
and makes the people bleed

they do not wear the toga
nor crowns of laurel leaf
but still they flaunt their power
and shout their disbelief

for anything that tries to change
the way the game is played
and anyone who dares to challenge
what their laws have made

C. Lon R. Bruso