Arsonist

History is not for sure

who designed Nero’s clothes

what song he played on his fiddle

if it was a top 40 hit or if he fiddled at all

but they remember the stench of Rome burning

History is not for sure

about all of his infidelities or if he was incestuous

who hung his favorite pimp in a cell

or if he used Christianity to hide his crimes

but they remember the stench of Rome burning

History is not for sure

if he hated immigrants or was a megalomaniac

if he struck the match and was an arsonist

or if he smugly smiled and warmed his feet by the fire

but they remember the stench of Rome burning

History is not for sure

if his dishonesty was officially sanctioned

or if he vacationed outside the city

but they remember he was the last of his line

and they remember the stench of Rome burning

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