Because
We have the need
To look like heroes
Because
We have so many
Well oiled friends
Because
We're somewhat
Oily our selves
And because
We are
Selectively blind,
9/11 exploded
Shattering
Our delicate
Thin skinned
Power balloon
And castrating
Our twin
Phallic symbols
That'd injected
Themselves into
The economic arms
Of this country
Causing our current
currency crisis
Our CEOs concluded,
Well, what now?
Suspect everybody!
But just blame those
That you don't like.
Then you too
Can look like a hero
And get as oily
As you like.
© David Gordon
Thanks for this, David, a sharp and neat poem.
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