Dominion

I despise times like these
The displaced swell in the streets
Go hungry by their contagion
Fate steeped mystery  
 
Children have no fathers
And their mothers can’t stay pretty
A wild era that breathes wrath
Unfurl the dragon’s fire
 
Leave, sown
Let the weak wither
 
Defame, candor
The strong merely buckle
 
Dominion over all
 
You heard the thunder
A marching mockery of luxury
Every rock turned for brownie points
Just to cut you at the knees
 
Mischief and madness
Petty squabbling in an open sore
No one knew how it started
Or where we landed
 
Leave, sown
Let the weak wither
 
Defame, candor
The strong merely buckle
 
Dominion over all
 
I no longer wonder
For we live under Babylon  
Metal cities override the splendor
Ensnare what’s beautiful