IV The Burden Of Respect

Another advocate Under abhorrent Means of deception Defiled by perpetuation In constant tread of regression Ensued by oppression and hate And becomes a catalyst of rage Becomes a catalyst of rage Between a fleeting glimpse And fully cognizant Lies an egregious attempt To eradicate this Restraining the threads of patience Sewn by fallacious intent And is met With a burden of respect Met with a burden of Respect He's derelict Genuflect Bathed in a cesspool Of arrogance Consumed whole by the malicious intent And becomes a servant of Corruption or Belligerent at best Become belligerent at best Another casualty without absence of an obscurity Self Defamation in thrall of propriety A flaccid tantrum Profusely obstinate An egomaniacal attention Has now become Opiate This path you're on Stained in red Led you astray Harbored with regret and bleak sorrow instead Captive of flagships Burden and Dread Dragged to an oceans depth of lament Anchored in cognitive dissonance The fathoms below now become home To currents of strife absent the will to re-emerge Under bridges burned And lessons unlearned You stand in wake Where you once stood firm With matches of malice And intent of the foulest respect You'll find only then your Burden begins You'll find only then Your Burden begins With matches of malice And intent of the foulest respect You'll find only then Your Burden begins