By Scott Bailey © 2026
Justice was long dead
Law breaking fragrant
Honour was cold in the earth
Food for worms
Truth had disappeared
Into a quagmire of blatant lies
So it was no surprise
That the empire crumbled slowly
Before our very eyes
In response to malformed_poetry’s prompt
https://www.threads.com/@malformed_poetry/post/DVTjUsiEztt?xmt=AQF0Wm9nzU92Qm9Fopqa3xf6CiWXasKvDDoIP1G2Kwv0D10-qhMVp5vw7ylge2KdrRqtiEM&slof=1
Scott Andrew Bailey - Author 