Silence falls over the asylum
The chattering beasts
Down for the night
Signaling the madman to awaken
Where he'll write throughout
The night
Pounding his words upon the page
Of a life shattered like crystal
Upon your social hierarchy
Spotlighted wires of concertina
Cannot contain
What he has to say
Of your fucking great injustice
You smug, suburban bastards
Blind gods flaunting your omnipotence
Deciding the fate of others
While looking not at yourselves
Yellowed skin, yellowed eyes, ancient eyes
Flashing in the yellow light
Cast by the watchtower
Outside his cell
Artificial moonbeams of intolerance
Falling in a cross-checked pattern
Through the bars of his rage
High-pressure sodium
The only night ever allowed
The yellow man with the yellow eyes
Scribbling with yellow hand on the yellow pad
In the yellow light
Father, Son, and Husband
Lost to the artificial night.
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