Lonely Patriarch

The Lonely Patriarch

The lonely patriarch of our time
Left his third wife
But he will tell
He is fine

Ain't seen his kids
Since he don't know when
But he has a 401k
That will keep him comfortable
Almost to the end

He used to own houses
Now he rents a one room flat
Yells at Fox or CNN
Because Facebook
Keeps him in the facts

He stop thinking about his linage
Years ago
Back when he was Kool
And picking up hoes

He lights another smoke
Because he doesn't really care
If he losses a year, or if seven are taken
If you open his shallow heart
It beats out the word forsaken

He is not really sure
If he did this to himself
He never gave much thought
To feminism on academic shelves

Not a victim or a perpetrator
In his own mind
He is just the lonely patriarch of our time