On Scammers
Anancy men, weaving silk palace out of spit
Breeze blows it far
Like lassso, or lariat casting Minotaur
Or Midas
Or pilgrims legacy stolen here
I could not believe it
Unless I had known the gullability of flies
And the charm of sweetened bee spit.
Shall the spider's rope
Bring back Valesquez gold
Plundered from our shores?
Not that then disgruntles me
Not the avarice, nor greed's stupidity
I protest more the sinister side of it.
For what the cars washed with beers
The hands washed in champagne
How many blood stain does that clean?
For what the cargo chains of gold
The ponderous grotesque of rings
The masonry of lies
How many spells of degeneracy broken?
What legacy do you build for tomorrow
For pride volatile like acid,
Vaporous as morning dew,
Requires more substance of us -
Something that will for history be a leg.
Mother say only what is in character shows
When the heart breaks in bell tones tolling,
The rich rivers that through it flows
The laden mass of wealth in silt
Only gold is free of deeper grime and crusted guilt.
O ambiguous reason
Half greed and half fear
Your forgiveness walks in treason
Let old history dry up like a tear
Not yesterday again, but of today beware
Tomorrow is for vision a little season.
How do I redeem them again
These Pilates
Indelible saturated with the toxic stain?
Copyright © David Smalling | Year Posted 2012
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