The Bourne Indemnity

This culture says we mustn’t speak unkind of the dead

Have nothing good to say then say nothing instead

Exalting the dead with things that are untrue

Bares false witness so this is just as bad too

Our dead cannot posthumously defend

Unflattering comments either posted or penned

Righteous indignation although justified might be

Not shared by the adoring majority

Except they may not all choose to air their voice

It’s open commentary but not all embrace this choice

Non-suspecting readers then see your supposed truths

Don’t get the fair and balance proofs

Equipped with this they may run off and spread

More tarnished, one-sided stories of the helpless dead

Now what purpose does these revealing “truths” achieve

Is there something you want survivors, like their family believe

To speak bad and unkind of those who pass on

You offer no support to those who grieve now a love one’s gone