Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Be suspicious


Be suspicious, very suspicious,

of rich people

campaigning hard

to lower taxes.


Be suspicious, very suspicious,

of ambitious politicians

who pretend occupancy

of the high moral ground.


Be suspicious, very suspicious,

of good religious people

for whom methods

are validated by their purpose.


Be suspicious, very suspicious,

of those whose shrill voices

are inversely proportioned

to their respect for truth.


Be suspicious, very suspicious,

of any war

waged in any country

that has fields of oil.


Be suspicious, very suspicious,

of every party policy

that includes the word

‘solution.’


© 2011 Ken Rookes

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