roger waters
part of me died
The part that is envious, cold hearted and devious Greedy, mischievous, global, colonial Bloodthirsty, blind, mindless and cheap Focused on borders and slaughter and sheep  Burning of books, bulldozing of homes  Given to targeted killing with drones  Lethal injections, arrest without trial  Monocular vision, gangrene and slime Unction, sarcasm, common assault Self-satisfied heroic killers Lifted on high  Piracy adverts, acid attacks On women by bullies and perverts and hacks The rigging of ballots and the buying of power  Lies from the pulpit Rape in the shower Mute, indifferent Feeling no shame Portly, important Leering, deranged  Sat in the corner watching TV Deaf to the cries of children in pain Dead to the world Just watching the game  Watching endless repeats out of sight, out of mind Silence, indifference The ultimate crime But when I met you, that part of me died  Bring me a bowl to bathe her feet in Bring me my final cigarette It would be better by far to die in her arms than to linger In a lifetime of regret