White Collar Madness
To see monied power
In seeing from a higher order of Things
Fog still remaining fog, just thinner
What’s this found as now seen?
Just trying to get ahead
A different kind of thing, changed?
Maybe… same clothes
Though with Evil still smiling
Just changing masks more often…
Cheshire cats know... take notice
Much is not the same.
For those in need of petting
Needs become clearer
Allegience losses are not more understandable
Even when repeating
The heart saddened, cries in lonliness
‘Where did, do lessons go?
These coming back, as they do’.
Wise seems such an honorific word then
Needing more than just a little true validity
For feeling does not provide a fine cover
For it still lets the acid rains through.
What to do… come sit again with us?
___*__
Well, perhaps one needs to use the word ‘creature’ more
In describing low life’s as found...
When stepping on smooth, cemented common grounds
Finding such a lower caste of ‘Mr.’ thugs
One’s with no economic boundaries.
Oh, do place these souls
In that appropriate simpler class
Where in looking up, surprised…
Seeing lower appear.
Where does that mean we truly sat, set
Feeling so smug in fake wealth
Bragging us all such empty tithings.
Is anyone, somewhere less smug
Someone, seemingly better well placed
Still able to get away quick
So a man and his money can part
Without suffering grevious wound and loss of spirit?
So tough, finding lessor than before
With all around chuckling
‘You thought we were so kind’.
We all thought we were so kind.
The joke continues with the Cheshire Cat laughing
At sending another the wrong way.
For he knows the prime secret...
He can change color, we can’t.
Copyright © Brian Rusch | Year Posted 2024
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