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by Afraz
Rated: E · Poetry · Crime/Gangster · #1748188
A black and white story about corruption and a broken system of justice
                                                                         
                                                                                Persepium
     
                                                        And on nights like these Jim sets up the table
                                              And sometimes the Devil saunters by the small window shop
                                                He recognizes a passer,stops and reads the flashing lights
                                                        It's dark and you can't make out his face
                                                    In the world so livid;beneath the moon so pale
                                              So sometimes upon a whim he chooses to swagger in
                                                              His roving glance passing you by
                                                              His countenance drinks you in
                                                              Settling down he passes a wink
 
                                                          You see him smiling,men surrounding
                                                        The tiny black table;gather around him
                                                            The darkest men you've ever seen
                                                          Not by blood,race or any other means
                                                          Their lips are sealed in a deathly silence
                                                            Their eyes pay a nervous obeisance
                                                                  To the man who winked
                                                          To the man who chanced to swagger in

                                                Towards the end the seals are signed,the word is passed
                                                                On every soul a shadow cast
                                            And on light soled boots they shuffle past you in a dark mood

                                                                Unbeknownst and unknown
                                                              Sordid deeds they'll take home
                                                            Each man down a different street
                                                              All covered up nice and neat

                                                                The cry for justice will be lost
                                              Amid morning newspapers and roiling gutter steams
                                                    But between the chairs and the hideous smiles
                                                    Behind all the magnanimous pantomime
                                              You'll see the man- the man who pulled the strings
                                                                    The man who winked
                                                        The man who chanced to swagger in
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