a monolithic silver tongue a fucking politician standing tall against the sky weak roots reveal harsh truths skin will crawl stomachs will turn inside and out sift through the poison it leaks from the mouth eat the foundation soak up the praise fuck all the others stand on their bones build a bright future cover it in gas wait for another to strike the match you re no martyr you earned every whisper you earned every sideways glance all that strength is fake strike a cowards pose who would have thought a snake could walk it s so much worse than you think