now is not the time to open\ropen that great door again\rnot the time to be more tolerant\rnot the time to play to win

now is not the time for justice\revolution mercy choices\rnot the time to pet the puppies\ryipping with pathetic voices

now is not the time for kindness\rnot the time for compromise\rnot the time for loving blindness\rnot the time to close my eyes

now for one too many people\rnot that i have gained no good\rheart has sown but flesh is reaping\rtears to mind and wasted blood

now my inner wolf seeks equals\ronly those whose chords can howl\rdeadly whether lone or social\rdefending young or on the prowl

tell me not that you would die\rupon the spines of my displeasure\rlive for me and for you will i\rcherish each cell as if a treasure

put me not inside a cage\rbut roam with me through snow and sun\rbe by my side or breathe my dust\rfor i shall bleed again for none

Niki Lasher\rArtist, Writer, and Webmatron\rhttp://www.kthulah.com