The Great Sea of Righteousness

Our world
being destroyed in the name of
righteousness,
and in righteous indignation,
and in greed disguised as righteous income
and in heartlessness
disguised in righteous love,
and in hate
disguised as righteous lawmaking.

Every mouth that hungers
testifies against you,
Every tear wept in pain
tells against you,
Every battered soul
preaches the reality,
Every wound
witnesses against you.

Wrap yourselves
in your holy books,
holy banners
holy symbols
holy unholiness,
and when the world goes up
in fire,
it will be you,
hiders behind the righteous mask
who brought in
the apocalypse.