A New System
Every top-down
improvement
starts
with an enchanted idea
conceived
in a mahogany walled
nest of
ego and power.
A deal
is struck
eagles
and sharks
shake
hands over lunch
nod over
drinks at the club.
Wheels
begin to move
heedless
of the pain
subalterns
pass earmarked orders
down the
chain.
Like
children of the faithful
bottom
dwellers suffer in silence
enduring
yet another assault
grinding
their jaws
mouthing
fruitless prayers
wishing
some power
would
protect them
from the
captains of trust.
Dennis E. Noonan
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"April is the cruelest month... "
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