They say 
  "the apple don't fall far 
from the tree"

It leaves me queasy —
I can't stomach the gravity of this situation

I plummet into a cavity and dissipate
sin parroting in the incubated 

A desire conceived and birthed
Deserved for the Bathsheba 
An empire of deceit and murder 

A moment of mirth seceded by curse 
The deed conferred
Even amniocentesis confirmed 

I bit action figures 
He teethes on batteries and shirts
 
Aggrieved, my soul's punctured 

It bleeds lithium, manganese,
Until my energy's inert

a death note I hope Hope plunders

And only one piece helps me cope 
The comfort in Taiyō no Kami discovered 

I used to shudder the sunburst
I suffered dozens of burns 
In fact, thousands upon thousands 
of their thoughts 
A penny, then two cents, 
   three for an urn

The wage earned: 
a flame submerged 
under the cold waters 
of discouragement 

It's like washing collards 
in dirt and piss
"As is the chef, 
so the entrée served"

Now, one can understand 
the insurgence,
the subversion, 
the back talk,
the negativity, 
the pessimism 

But, 

I have hope Hope will steal doubt 

As much as he's robbed of joy

My caged raven 
Enslaved by the ungracious

A Poor Peter captive to Captain Lyon
My Lize אֱלִישֶׁבַע lied on 
I tell him, 

    "Let bygones be bygones,
     Lionize Judah's Lion
     Focus your cares
     Closer with the Composed Heir
     Because, over there, 
     the rivers lie calm
     Bathe, brave bison
     With His lye on" 

Wash away the iniquity 
Blot out the transgression 
Recant the pre-election 
And remember, 

You're predestined 
You're called
You're justified 
You're forever iridescent 

Your light shines 
And by it, I see oppression 

Icy opposition 
Yet, every frost melts when the 
Luminary ascends
Every heart will soften at the 
Rock's intervention

"Son, learn the way of the shipman
Let the lighthouse lead you 
Whether hurricane or squall
Call upon the perfect Name for all
Pause and fall like Saul
until everything you saw's defogged" 

  That's the law of the seas

Recital