The Ordinance In Effect Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

The ordinance in effect,
Has protected those entitlements.
The ordinance in effect,
Has protected their insanity.

The ordinance in effect,
Has protected those entitlements.
The ordinance in effect,
Has protected their insanity.
And upon them this is creeping,
With many afraid to go to sleep.

They've welcomed what's become to frighten.
With a leaving them to fear.
They've welcomed what's become to frighten,
Their own neighbors who are near.

The ordinance in effect,
Keeps protected those whose minds are crazed.
The ordinance in effect,
Accepts...
Insanity.

'We are the people and our rights have been ordained,
To stay the same.
We are the people and our rights have been ordained...
To remain.'

They've welcomed what's become to frighten.
With a leaving them to fear.
They've welcomed what's become to frighten,
Their own neighbors who are near.

'We are the people and our rights have been ordained,
To stay the same.
We are the people and our rights have been ordained,
To remain.'

The ordinance in effect,
Has protected those entitlements.
The ordinance in effect,
Has protected their insanity.
And upon them this is creeping,
As many are afraid to go to sleep.
And looking through their windows to sneak a peek.

'We are the people and our rights have been ordained.'
With their minds infected.
'We are the people and our rights have been ordained.'
With a craze infested.
'We are the people and our rights have been ordained.'
With a craze invested.
Accepted and effective.

The ordinance in effect,
Keeps protected those whose minds are crazed.
The ordinance in effect,
Accepts...
Insanity.

'We are the people and our rights have been ordained.'
To leave defected.
'We are the people and our rights have been ordained.'
And protects insanity!