Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

Down On Your Knees, Legalese

Rules and regulations bring economic strangulation
   Policies and procedures serve the whims of weak leaders

Statutes and ordinances pave the road to subordinance  
   Hypotheses and theories render creativity weary

Laws and by-laws stick fast in your craw
   Custom and tradition tie the hands of ambition

Axioms and corollaries, originality bury
   Torts and contracts recall long-dead artifacts 

Plea bargaining, eminent domain, the statute of limitations
   Reek of appeasement and Machiavellian machination

Give me a world without all the perverse legalese
   A world of brave men, who dare do as they please

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Charles Messina September 12, 2018 at 9:14 PM It's a scary world out there, Gershon. Excellent write...love it! Charlie Gershon Wolf September 13, 2018 at 10:41 AM You're so right, Charlie. Thanks for the comment! ~ Gershon

M. L. Kiser September 12, 2018 at 5:04 AM There's power in those lines. Love this: ''Plea bargaining, eminent domain, the statute of limitations Reek of appeasement and Machiavellian machination". Well done. Gershon Wolf September 13, 2018 at 10:41 AM Thank you, M.L. Your encouragement is much appreciated. Best wishes, Gershon

Michelle Faulkner September 8, 2018 at 2:41 PM My favorite line, 'custom/tradition/ambitions' very thought-provoking! Gershon Wolf September 9, 2018 at 5:38 PM OK. Glad you like it. Thank you for your encouragement, Michelle! ~ gw

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 7, 2018 at 9:48 AM You're on fire dear poet! xomo Gershon Wolf September 7, 2018 at 4:14 PM In the brain---You can smell the wood burning; hmm, I must be thinking again or something. :) gw

Tom Cunningham September 7, 2018 at 7:41 AM Rules and regs have messed up the UK thanks to the EU. Roll on brexit. Gershon Wolf September 7, 2018 at 4:13 PM Agreed...Here in America rules and regs smother business initiatives. ~ gw

Kim Rodrigues September 6, 2018 at 10:49 PM What are the chances? I was trying to figure out how to spell Machiavellian and it shows up in your poem! Stop reading my mind...lol! Gershon Wolf September 7, 2018 at 4:11 PM Oh, why just the other day, Kim, I was....LOL. Probably about a billion to one or so that Machiavellian would come up. Thanks for the chuckle. Best wishes, Gershon