Nasty Girl
Prominent citizens in your town
Taught to respect them all your life
Patted you on the head as a child and
Told you to make something of your mind
Now you're all grown and curious
Looking to share your skills with the world
And you start to explore and discover
Even when you find things
are
not so pretty
They always told you to tell the truth
And so you purposefully announce
Undeniable, unfortunate truth:
Powerful people, heinous crimes, years of lies.
The world turns round on blackmail
Subtle threats, secret surveillance,
winks and nods
Sympathy
for the victims makes you naive
Threats
of violence: criminal or state?
Now you're the target
About to learn the lesson:
The emperor has lovely clothes
And everybody knows it
And even beyond the violence
The wickedest weapon of all:
The blunt force trauma
of stupidity
That everyone accepts
Because it's backed by power
Thank goodness for the nasty girl.