Superior intellectual
Unrivaled in its segment
Brash and rash, spiraling down
Comatose on its own terms
Career killers in the clouds
Fear of blackmail and Voodoo
A Mexican Standoff eagerly sown
Gloom and doom since 2002

Foot shot!
Death Cult!
Bitter peace
Death Cult!

With scorched earth brutality
Stealing thunder for decades
Clammy blankets, bridges burned,
In failure we excellerate
Death Cult California
A twilight zone we cannot leave
Millionaire sellers against the stream
Impending doom since 2002

Gritted teeth – Foot shot!
Crash and burn – Death Cult!
Bitter Peace – Foot shot!
Bridges burned – Death Cult

Elastic retreat campaigns
Unable to take the blame
Pyrrhic self-congratulation
Did not fool the vain
All hope they will disband
A gesture consumed by shame
Wailing hymns of delight
Teeth are gnashed with pride