Ode To Poetry

No matter how far I stray

I must return to you

for we’ve walked together along this way

a journey of which you’ve remained true.

I’ve dabbled here and there and at times

I took detours to find other routes.

Even then you were patient, waiting for me to find

what was there and the results that came about.

But in the end, I’ve always returned

and you waited for me with open arms,

knowing there were things I needed to learn

and the lessons gathered caused no harm

but enhanced the journey we continue to share

toward unchartered horizons out there.

PSA

Corporate raiders

become moral messengers

as they post PR campaigns

to lecture the masses

on what’s right and wrong.

With talking points

so aesthetically pleasing

no one would dare

disagree with any statements,

they set out to establish

a new paradigm based on

their utopian visions

with the assurance

the masses will follow.

But the smart ones know better.

They can see through

the slick marketing tactics

and generic scripts to

find an agenda that rings

too hollow and brings

no real solutions.

They know many will follow

just because the message

sounds good, but they

know those foolish souls are

heading into a barren valley

while they search for

more fertile land.