Be careful in this place, the walls have ears,
They’ll hear both what you say and what you don’t,
One careless word, they’ll lock you up for years,
Don’t think because you’re innocent they won’t.
If someone upstairs has it in for you,
Logic and evidence will not prevail,
Atheist, Christian, Moslem, Hindu, Jew,
Pauper or millionaire, to no avail
You’ll scream your innocence, but they’ll ignore
The letter and the spirit of the law.
Be careful both what you say and to whom,
Especially when Damien’s around,
But even when he isn’t, don’t assume
That all the snitches here have gone to ground.
They look and act like us most of the time,
But that’s always the case with lowlife slime.
April 5, 2011
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