Veni vidi vici, <br />so, was it Heyerdahl <br />snug on the great Kontiki <br />who then denied it all? <br />They spotted in their travels <br />imperfect specimens <br />when DNA unravels <br />incrimination wins. <br />Yet those of us who slither <br />unnoticed into grief <br />we are condemned to dither <br />suspend our own belief. <br />The climber was ignored <br />and left in snow to die <br />while human beings scored <br />so close to God's own sky <br />much glory for their name <br />as few have what it takes <br />to overcome the shame <br />prioritizing stakes <br />Humanity has lost <br />its heart up in the ice <br />one sees not what the cost <br />and plays this game of dice.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/is-it-a-shame/
