Quizzical

Excuse me if I doubt the sincerity of your intentions.
You claim this is an interview. You haven’t asked me any questions.
Before me, a variety of instruments quite sinister;
and that man with the syringe does not strike me as a listener.

What do you think?
Does it make any difference?
Are you told what to say?
Or do you possess any cognizance?

Does power corrupt?
By degrees or absolutely?
And if so, do you trust,
Those to whom you give it?

You know what they say about failing to plan?
And secrets to success, blah blah blah…
So, though this is an interview and by no means a murder,
We planned to fail by bringing this bone saw

(Poetry Scales 99)