You may write of death, destruction and the dance of seven veils
behead the lies when witnessing pursuit of holy grail
shear the locks of strongest men, deliver their entrails
mine and carry samsonite discovered on the trail
You may scourge systemic flattery that panders while it fails
preserve with crystalled clarity the darkest told of tales
fixate upon minutiae, recalling all details
and balk at circumvention upon the grandest scale
You may write with licensed freedom if no power pressed wholesale
investigate impartially and never truth curtail
bring to public notice and with honesty prevail
integrity of stewardship when sworn by tooth and nail
scottishmomus 