Dark Proverbs for Dark Times

In the dark times

Will there also be singing?

Yes, there will also be singing.

About the dark times.

BERTOLT BRECHT

The smart hide their claws

In their paws,

Then add fur for allure.

Combining smiles and wiles

And calling it “style.”

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Dark and deep?

A dangerous creep.

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A corporation is a person

And has certain rights.

A crow is a cow

And gives milk at night.

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A sword may

Have a point,

But a needle

Is sharper

And cleaner.

Less mess;

Less evidence.

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Does a man with a bow

Deserve a bow?

Only if he also has arrows.

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Deep pools lure fools.

Shallows attract rascals.

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Blood and tears

Grease history’s gears.

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Minds are deeper

Than mines.

And twice as dark.

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Those with towers favor power.

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A good journey calls

For survive

As well as arrive.

Stay alert: sharks

Don’t bark;

Nor do bears share.

When demons

Appear, be aware,

But don’t stare.

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Verifiable perils:

Who lives must lie.

Too many, and you die.

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Remember: every fist

Began as an open hand.

Even a bridge is a ledge

If you stray to its edge.

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All atrocities

Breed

Reciprocity:

Every murder

Leads to further.

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Those who praise rage

Should be made

To visit more graves.

Skulls annul.

All knives should be dull.

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None have done wrong

Who still have a tongue.

Even Cain can explain.