why are these people
so like sheep––
they live to be led
by the gut––
not by the brain––
not by the heart––
they are craving to be
fed on rage.
they do not want to be
responsible.
their leader lies––
their leader lies to them––
they do not care––
they do not care
if they go to hell
as long as
their enemies
go to hell––
they don’t care
if their planet burns––
if human children
live or die.
they serve their golden messiah
with infantile excitement––
as their messiah consumes
their money & their souls.
they are ecstatic with fire
& so ashamed of who they are inside.
watch them sacrifice their goodness
& softness & ethics & honor
in their anxious worship
of this man-who-would-be-god––
the messiah who entertains
& deceives
like a hissing cobra
lusting for a throne.