in the cities
all the workers were slaves
in industry
men worked with simple tools
the ruling classes
had time and money for art
wealthy families
sent their sons to university

in the first punk wars

the army ceased to be protection
old religion 
could no longer guide
the decay 
as the planets moved across the sky 

in the first punk wars

the roman tacitus 
denounced corruption 
dark and bloody 
the picture that he draws 
of manly virtue 
barbarians at the frontier 
immorality 
of romans steeped in vice 

in the first punk wars