By insisting he accept their lies as real
By insisting he was never to his people tied
By dictating exactly what he might feel
By permitting bawdy joy but never pride
They believed a lion could be brought to heel
That a lion could from his courage be pried
That the lion himself would learn to kneel
That a lion would not care even if his line died
That the lion himself would accept such a deal
In the end it was only to themselves they had lied. -Brahmin
