Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward.
Whoever cannot take care of themselves without that law is both.
For a wounded man shall say to his assailant,
'If I live, I will kill you. If I die, You are forgiven.'
Such is the rule of honour.
Broken the paradigm an example must be set
Invoke the Siren's song and sign the death warrant.
This id what has been wrought for 30 pieces of silver
The tongues of men and angels bought by a beloved betrayer.
I am the result what's better left unspoken
Violence begins to mend what was broken
You've been talking, I've been all ears.
Words meant to dwell in darkness shall never see the light of day
Words can be broken, so can bones
Execute the mandate
Mouth full of dirt.
Your name is removed from the registry
St. Peter greets with empty eyes then turns and locks the gate.
I am the result what's better left unspoken
Violence begins to mend what was broken
You've been talking, I've been all ears
Omerta.
Cheaply venal, stupidly verbose
A slip of the tongue, a slit of the throat
Six feet under with no marker
Keep my name from your mouth forever.
Free speech for the living, dead men tell no tales
Your laughing finger will never point again.
Omerta.
Sing for me now.
In a league of it's own...I dunno what to comment. Words fail me. No matter how much crap I muster to right Shou, you would always beat me when it comes to expression. More power to you man...publish it, make it a song, but make sure you do get recognition for this masterpiece. To some it up in a word: Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI did not quite get the intention of the poem..Well honestly, I did not understand.. Before reading this post, I had a lengthy discussion with Shouvik regarding the code of Omerta and I read a bit from Wikipedia to satisfy my curiosity. The poem speaks of the way the Mafia's code of conduct operated and possibly even operates in Western countries but I fail to recognize a melody. Ah well.. poetry never has and will never subscribe to any norms..What may not be poetry to me may be poetry to others..Nevertheless I have seen better stuff from Shouvik and so expect some thing more when it comes to his blog.
ReplyDeleteCheers!