Keeping The Shadow

Keeping the shadow

In private they would boast freely of their deeds

Those that in public they were careful to deny

Pretending that they never even knew each other

For they had crossed forbidden lines in the past

Knowing that revelations could result in jail

Their confidence lay in the power they could wield

A cosy club where each the others would shield

Their power lay in their wealth and corruption

How easy it was to pay others to lie and deny

Satisfied that club members would never confess

To the evil crimes of which they were accused

Occasionally the shield they had was threatened

A victim had made accusations of their abuse

They were easily denied but just to be sure

Her character was destroyed and even more

Dismantled further by the media they controlled

Until her spirit was broken by abuse and threat

The rich men’s club was able to continue on

Recruiting new victims even those under age

Providing some pleasure for perverted minds

They were an elite sharing a dirty secret

Sworn to protect each other at any cost

What if the victims in their hundreds

Were to work together to lift the shadow

Bringing all their behaviour to light

The evil that had been protected for so long

Might crumble if we show victims we are strong

For the evil relies upon our silence too

That our effort to support will wither and die

Our marches will dwindle in number

Unless we heed the need for a rallying cry

Justice and protection for shattered lives

An ending to the power of corruption and lies

Copyright: David Hopcroft November 2025