Raised head and shoulders
above the masses,
Praised top to bottom with
unending applause.
Candied smiles and
photogenic opportunity lead,
Words of promise teased with
prospective futures.
Drooling liberally from
tongues of sweet sickly floss,
Swallowed excitedly without
hesitancy or questioning.
Simply you, me and the
other flocks following blindly,
The word is gospel and the
truth spoken with fervour.
Corridors of governance
with tasteless undercurrents,
Misdemeanours and
irregularity covered by cunningness.
Led by tainted leaders
unsuited to the position of glory,
Dishonest polished
personas residing in official chambers.
Dressed in suits of celebrity,
eventually leading to nowhere,
False gods corrupt and destroy
life when left unchallenged.
©Copyright Eileen T O’Neill 19/02/2014
Poets United Mid-Week Motif: ‘Leaders &Leadership.’
So true, and well said.
ReplyDeleteha. yes i think our leaders are false gods
ReplyDeletetoo easily swayed by greed...and we
follow right along...
if we dont challenge...
Dressed in suits of celebrity, eventually leading to nowhere,
ReplyDeleteFalse gods corrupt and destroy life when left unchallenged.
This is classic testament, Eileen! They put up a front immaculately dressed strutting like a celebrity. And they go crazy without regard to good governance given half a chance to put their crummy hands in the till! Very true!
Hank
So well described, Eileen. In Toronto, we have a glaring example of this going on (for far too long) as we speak. Apparently they are not allowed to fire him which seems crazy.
ReplyDeleteAh this has been the case with politicians throughout time. Wonderful poem Eileen.
ReplyDeleteOh! My comment went the way of all things I forget to publish. Let me speak again: "Drooling liberally from tongues of sweet sickly floss, / Swallowed excitedly without hesitancy or questioning." You show the inter-dependency of the leaders and the lead, a futile journey to nowhere. A poem much more beautiful than its subject, and very wise. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteBeware false prophets and gods..if only there were more people willing to stand up and expose their dishonesty..knowingly handled prose..
ReplyDeleteDressed up they are like paper dolls for their lofty speeches. True are your words
ReplyDeleteEileen
ReplyDeleteThere are way too many of those 'False Gods' around, way too many.
Wonderfully expressed.
Ah, Eileen...there are way too many politicians & way too few statesmen. Misdemeanours seem to run rampant in today's world! Sigh.
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