They call me a monster
but I’m not the one
that caused civilization to fall.
I dropped no bombs.
I warmed no globals.
and unleashed no beasts.
I attended no hangings
or elected any emperors.
Even afterwards
when it all came down
I did no more than anybody else.
Like us all
I strove to survive. It’s just
I succeeded
far far better than the rest.

I created a home
a haven
a place to thrive
a hive where we could all survive.
I created my ideal secret base
and others flocked to it.
But
it was mine
and I’ve always been fairly strict.
Under my roof
you respect my authority, right?
This is not awful behavior
this is simply fair.

Join me in my land,
and you are safe.
You sleep well
but you eat the foods I want to eat.
And I love me a ham hock.
I just eat ’em all up.
When we run out of pigs, though
what else can we do?
Other creatures have hams, too.

Don’t call me a monster.
I’m no different than anyone else.
It’s just that
I make the rules
and decide what gods we’ll worship this week.

It’s simple supply and demand:
I supply the security
then I get to demand
whatever I want.