They fuck you up, those lords and priests.
They really mean to, and they do.
They fill themselves at highbrow feasts
And only leave the crumbs for you.
But they were fucked up long ago
By tyrants who wore silly gowns,
Who made up what they didn’t know
And gave the masses hand-me-downs.
The rich give misery to the poor.
It deepens as they hoard their wealth.
They’ll be fucked up for ever more,
So just start thinking for yourself.
BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH