The Absolute Tyrant

I sat with the absolute Tyrant

just having a good glass of beer

when several unhappy passers by

began to yell, grimace and jeer

"Oh, how can you sit and drink merry?"

they directed their comments to me,

"When he is the source of all evil,

and the purveyor of such Tyranny!"

I took a huge sip from my Guinness

and attempted to think what to say

"Because I am not at all fearful

to take all my clothes off and play."

"That is not an acceptable reason!" they said,

"to be drinking with someone like HIM!

He is rich and he's greedy for power

the sole reason our fortunes are grim."

I turned and I faced my accusers

with an ironic smile on my face

"It's not him but your horrible logic

that keeps you people right in your place.

He has nothing I want to possess and

no way to manipulate me

as I cannot be bought, sold, or shackled

by his Gold-merchant Mentality

His entire career and his fortune

were provided by people like you

who, by valuing money and power

are paying the Devil his due,

whereas, I have access to his psyche

as we sit and enjoy a good beer.

(I was trying my best to convince him

he should care for you good people here!)

So, the way I most humbly see it,

as I study the things that you do,

is you make yourselves pawns, serfs, and peons

and he is the product of you!"

They quietly all disassembled

as soon as they started to see

I was not WITH the Absolute Tyrant

rather, he was out drinking with me.

Regardless of who it might be.