Prisoner Exchange

The world has grown alien and strange

That doesn’t mean that I’ll change

It seems common sense has been rearranged

Living life today is like a prisoner exchange,

I refuse to just give in

Compromise too many times is a sin

Remembering when I used to ask, “Where have you been?”

Wondering when did I last win?

Life passing me by like a train on the tracks

While somewhere in the world are terrorist attacks

Unhappy people but there’s nothing they lack

Infidelity to them is like a midnight snack,

Trying to make sense of it all

The proud fools before the fall

The few who choose to stand tall

Had control of my fighter jet until it stalled,

Wish I had all the answers here

Trying to comfort widows and their tears

Greeting an uncertain future with fears

You were always intentionally unclear,

Within the shadows of the catacombs

Come the worshippers of the battle zones

You won’t find compassionate chaperones

Just laboratory synthesized clones,

Who to turn to and who to trust

Wake up friend your own country just went bust

Critical thinking is not an option it’s a must

Civilization blown away by a nuclear wind gust.