The hypocrisy and guilt will have no rival
Incest and rape tales will enjoy a great revival
As daughters seek to remedy their broken souls
When the secrets start oozing out of Texas
No dust bowl will contend with what has long been swept
Underneath fine carpets spotted by tears wept
As silenced mothers prayed their stories would be told
When the secrets start flooding out of Texas
Exposing how far evil men will go to hide
What sickness courses in the blood that boils inside
And insecurity that makes them act in fear
When the secrets start leaking out of Texas
Laying bare misogynist philosophies
And DNA entwined within family trees
That yield even more bitter fruit, year after year
When the secrets start migrating out of Texas
The hatred of its girls and women will be clear
Which perpetrators in high places will we hear?
How will they justify their hunger to oppress?
When the secrets start rolling out of Texas
No more cover for religious masquerade
Nor for the defiled beds in which the broken laid
Nor for elected men steeped in self-righteousness
When the secrets start streaming out of Texas
And they will, for grace lasts only for a while
Daughters will no longer strain to shrink and smile
And protect the sanctity of what should fall
When the secrets start marching out of Texas
From hearts and bellies with no loyalty to give
Defying men who care less if they die or live
Taking back power over self, once and for all
VRWc2021
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