The Shepherd

The Shepard



You know that you are not alone,
In streets or gardens, office, home.
Eyes in the darkness, a breath on the neck...
You sense it, dismiss it and then just forget.

I’ll give you some water, a house, maybe bread…
And watch you forever - a guide toward death.
I’ll feed you, I’ll herd you, I’ll lay you to sleep,
Then praise you and raze you, thus making you meek.

I am your shadow, sealing your fates
I keep promising Poppins, giving out Bates.
You want your freedom? Here, take some lies!
There are no holes in my cunning disguise.

You I’m watching from afar,
I am Power, you are stars.
I can see your universe,
Me – you can’t, a wicked curse.

Listen to them, don’t be stunned.
These echoes roaring from your inner deep
As a great man roughly sung:
“You know, you’ll follow me like sheep. This Shepherd never sleeps.”