fist

leave me by the roadside
the mess

sheltered from
no storm

the leering
mob
full of distain
distrust
disgust

she has left us
checked out
burned
alive

tell me something
how many will
you collect
along the way

the broken path
between
life
death
pawns

pillory embers
scent the way
to the tomb
back
inside
the episode

black mark against
the good name
branded on their brow
i've seen you before
forked tongue
faceless grin
gutless maw

yup, i do know a little somtin'
i might not know it all here
but one thing i do know
is bullshit