As A Criminal
I break the law every day…
Steal, cheat and inflict pain.
I violate the unwritten laws every week…
Lie, covet and deceive.
I can not refrain from taking
What is not mine and wishing the authorities
Would let me go on my merry way.
Without evil, there would be no good,
I am a savior to all the decent folk in this world.
You can not change who I am
Or what I strive to be every day of my life.
There is no changing, no becoming a better person…
I sold all those chances to the Devil
For a double cheeseburger and a side of fries.
In and out of jail, the brick and bars do not phase me;
Nor do they transform my frame of mind,
Despite what all of you think.
Putting my hand on the Bible
Means more than zilch.
This oath you think I have taken…
Swearing to tell the whole truth
And nothing but the truth
Is just one of the many lies I have told today.
Copyright © 2008 N.E. Tasker
