deceit

by

the clown’s lesson to the politician…

removing his makeup
the clown’s
aging flesh
was
revealed
the jaundice
from
deceit
was no longer
beneath
the layers
of
society’s nativity
he spoke
to his colleague
the politician
in clear
but
whispered tones
as
the stench
of
rotting promises
filled the room
with each breath
exhaled
he
said
always
offer them
a good
show
one worth
the price
of
admission
and
i tell you this
they
will never notice
your sleight of hand
as
you remove
their
freedoms

by

no time for a family reunion…

no time for a family reunion

there will be
no need
for words
of apology
nor ways
to say
how much
you’ve grown
or
how much
you
now
understand
that has
changed
your position
on who
i
was

by

resigned for personal reasons…

resigned for personal reasons

ain’t no reason
to
talk about
it
oh
i did
notice
your double-dealing
but
as
i said
ain’t
no reason
to
talk
about it
yes
i
heard
what you said
last night
but
recall
what you said
before
and
there
ain’t
no reason
to talk
about it
what
did you ask
do i
trust you
as
i said
ain’t
no reason
to
talk
about it

by

upon careful examination…

removing
the veneer
he found
poplar
not
the hardwood
of an oaken society
where
truth is
at  its core
but
the softwood
of lies
and deceit
full of corporate bribes
wormholes
tunnelling their way
into the pockets
of
the elected
representatives
of
the
people
for
themselves

by

the final reformation…

and it came to pass
long after
the ark
of the covenant
and
the holy grail
had been offered
to unite the world
that the pharisees
from each religion
and
the heretics of humanity
from each government
made a pilgrimage
as the new year began
to the canton of zurich
and beneath the shadows
of the valley
and
in darkness of their souls
they moved in unison
like an invading army
into an unholy chapel
each connected together
by an umbilical cord
of greed and deceit
and they bowed down
and offered
human sacrifices
before the altar
praying to
their
true
god
money

by

a chalice of faith…

River Urke and I have entered into a duel poetry challenge and this is the resulting poem.  Duel Poetry:  a prearranged poetry writing challenge  between two people to evolve a new poem where each writer must respond to the other writer’s lines  (4 -5 ) until both parties agree that the poem is complete.