In a Lawless World (2010)

In a lawless world the thief is also lord,
And murderers wear the clothes of righteousness;
In a lawless world the wicked know success
And scraps are all that goodness can afford.
I’ve seen the way that people have adored
A bloated leech with claims to some noblesse,
Who doled out pious crumbs of his excess
While billions of starving people were ignored.
In a lawless world injustice works the scales
And sets all riches in the killer’s hands,
Then balances his money with the wails
Of children, dying in desolated lands.
But there is yet some justice: for he will die,
His riches will betray him, and none will cry.