Vultures fly in perfect circles

and pretend we believe

they are white doves

bringing us peace

 

Foul-smelling scavengers

disguised as prominent politicians;

illiterate statesmen or authentic literati,

that never attended a single seminar

or even stepped in a University

but surely received and will show with much glee

their hard earned honorary doctorate degree

 

Little by little,

they arrive in flocks

filling themselves to satiety,

while pecking away

the best of society

 

Their nature makes them believe

they have impunity since no one says a word

as they’re flying round and round;

all accustomed to seeing them hovering around

letting them quietly feast with everything stolen

and with much finesse all they have snatched

 

They steal more than they need,

it could fill the coffers of a nation;

it's not just money, they also take morale,

the future and hope, the food of the poor

and the children's education

 

Although it may seem normal,

there is no basis of today's man's reasoning

who is narrowing his conscience

in a world that widens helplessness and misery

while vultures continue their plundering corruption

 

Imagine for a moment

if we had the courage to defend

the virtues that should reign,

the iniquitous vultures

would no longer have a sky to fly

nor a shelter where to hide

 

©Noris Roberts