the legends say
there is always a narrative/ usually one divorced from reality/ stones and bones/ many narratives were created from revenge/ if they say you are a criminal, you are a criminal/ if they say you get fucked in the ass, you get fucked in the ass/ if they make the point that you do not follow their rules, you are suspect in the dark and the dead of night/ if they lick their fingers from the paper cuts, their flagship sails upon a sea of blood/ if they walk alone across the clover field, you will hear their gunshots in your sleep/