The Paroles Of JK

Still they smile
With widened eyes
And grins spread ear to ear
And though they smile
Behind the bars
With faces pressed against the steel
You know within
Within your heart
The smiles are just for show
And as they smile
And do not eat
And do not drink
And do not die
But smile and smile
With eyes so wide
You see inside
Behind the smile
Behind the broken stumps of teeth
Behind the swollen lumpen voice
Deadened now by lack of use
Screaming still

For though these bars are made of steel
The chains within are stronger still.