A band orchestrated on a podium of doubts <br />The peals of appeals echoing near and beyond <br />Discordant tunes aired then as inaugurations. <br />These are ravenous guests at a buffet of power <br />Armed with giant tarnished platters for service, <br />Their long tines of greed soaked in cold blood. <br />Lords vainly girded in sackcloth with pouches <br />Their veiled intents soon unmasked by deeds: <br />A divided house united for arrogant plunder. <br />The visage of beauty on the lofty dais of oration; <br />A cosmetic change as varnish for soiled reputations. <br />Fresh gloss adorns brigandage with a new look; <br />A fleet for flitting moments for paupers’ servants <br />As Motions of Neglect shackle wards to penury. <br />Pugilists in eminent garbs for unscheduled bouts: <br />Their hallowed chambers roped for decision.<br /><br />Chukuemeka Akpe<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dis-honourables/
