Precious serpent

Serpent of precious feathers

Wisest of men

It makes too much sense, when you think of it

Everywhere you go, you see precious serpents

Digging their fangs into those less precious

They are vile, but they wear precious feathers

They live in nice houses and exchange pleasantries with the wisest of men

Many serpents look wonderful at first

The paintings are beautiful and statues are strong

But a snake pit is a snake pit

No matter how many precious feathers it has

Many fear serpents, and for good reason

But few say anything, few act

Because you are just a man and they are precious serpents

That’s the greatest lie a serpent ever told

The idea that a man in a suit, surrounded by placards of empty campaign promises

The idea that this serpent is in any way precious

But it’s a lie many believe

A wrong, immoral lie

But it’s undeniably clever, like a serpent should be

Maybe that’s why they are

The wisest of men

The heads of state

The precious serpents