Kurt Philip Behm Poet Rhyme

Their Power To Steal

Humanity bankrupted 
  his checking account,
  but his love was not overdrawn

Each check that he wrote, 
  each choice that he made,
  trading ingots for righting a wrong

With credit denied, 
  and spirit affirmed,
  he continued to endorse what was real

Until bankers and lawyers 
  destroyed with one stroke,
  his wishes—their power to steal

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2017)

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Doug Vinson March 22, 2017 at 11:42 AM A fine piece, Kurt. Definitely some parallels with the U.S. (and other countries too) where the big banks are amazingly politically connected.