The savages
are standing 'round the tree,
after killing the man
who planted it,
all clamoring for a pear,
all screaming for a share,
because, they say,
they've been oppressed.
The savages
will whine about their need,
with not the sense
to save the seed.
Copyright 2009 Robert Villegas
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Thanks. Pithy.
ReplyDeleteGreat prose and certainly sums up a lot of the problem!
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