the executioners

                 we are
                                    the executioners...             people
                            in search of justice
                                                 morality
                                                      the way.
                            upholding laws that lie on paper,
                            enforcing laws that don't breathe life,
                            loving laws that cage our neighbours
                              words that stay in black and white.
                    we
                                    the executioners...             people
                            in cozy homes, institutions, churches
                            with spouses, families, friends
                            defending         protecting        believing
                    imprisoning the poor
                             as the rich escape,
                                    oppressing the oppressed
                                     recapturing the captured.
                    we are
                                    the executioners...
                    pretending God is in our favour
                    pretending God
                                    is an executioner.