Polished Scarcity

No one’s welcome if the system is closed

your gifts will be leveraged but your loyalty, imposed

You can come, they’ll assess 

your salute for their success,

but bear in mind if you stay

the impetus to change moves one way

No one’s welcome if the system is closed

bring your whole self and the grid is exposed

“Join a movement, serve the mission”

pay no mind to the attrition, 

they will teach and you will learn

voice a problem, meet the spurn 

No one’s welcome if the system is closed

image and substance will be gravely juxtaposed 

The gospel is the branded solution 

to serve the ends of the institution,

when image bearers are reduced to roles 

we bless the marring of bodies and souls

Rachel Heard, Parched