In the Defense of the Word (1/8/12)
How does he plea?
He pleas…involuntary!
Why is word at fault?
He was born…in the rippled veins of the brain
Used as a scapegoat
His homeland, a waste dump of hidden thoughts and unquestionable desires
He continues to live through the exhausting roar of the vocal cords
Ricochets in the esophagus
Dances on the tonsils
He grows in tears and shattered hearts that give him strength
What evidence is there to prove he’s guilty?
The mindless, emotionless zombies roaming around?
Word did not ask for this
He was perfectly fine
‘Til man defined him
Took advantage
And spat him out like nothing
Don’t blame the bullet
Blame who pulled the trigger
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