People are on the defensive, <br />To protect decadence. <br />Those in positions who speak publicly, <br />Have the power to speak with common sense. <br />And yet there is this feeling, <br />That showing power will convince... <br />The world should be ruled by fools who are cruel, <br />Just to prove they have depleted minds <br />Completely shallow! <br />Narrow, hollow and dense! <br />And Mother Nature is going to allow this destruction... <br />By showering survivors with wealth and floral scents? <br />While they join hands and skip along and dance, <br />Down a yellow brick road... <br />Protected by a white picket fence!<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/down-a-yellow-brick-road/
