Glove Check

He checks his gloves and finds himself in the rain tonight There will be no escape from the dragon in his brain tonight

He sees malefices in his enemies, He is their reckoning Will bloodshed be an escape from the pain tonight?

Still, he stands. Powerful, resolute. The truth of the matter is his bane tonight

Who watches the watchdogs? All eyes are closed, there is nothing to gain tonight.

“Where is the son of Adam?” “I am not my brother’s keeper,” said Cain tonight.

A great king once spoke, “All things are dust before the wind.” If only we remembered his reign tonight.

Hit after hit, each man’s life flashes before his eyes Death’s hand does not abstain tonight.

And I ask you, Nik. How long can you wear the mask of the invincible? No longer. The façade splits in twain tonight.

| Nik Rajagopalan