The Sharp Venom

Who were the pickpockets?
Those who devalue our votes.
Pre-empt the state ally from wealth.
Cozen to pretend alliance with the state,
So pesky how they handle money.

Who were the crime-takers?
Those who lead our tribes.
Peg our life to the state.
Barrels and cartridges beget freaky aghast,
So pesky how they lead our lives.

The former and latter were The Sharp Venom.
The pickpockets and the crime-takers.
No pedestal deep on Calvary's cross.
Their minds drift away by the lust for wealth.
Their tongues never tune out righteousness.
God didn't find their names,
Written in the Book of records in heaven.