hamid kareem - societal ostritches

they stand tall in 5-6
infact taller than most of us
this difference in wordly pomp is so pronounced
with swift feet and long beaks for mouth
they move lightly and convince swiftly
they speak in isms which only they understand
we stand afar and gaze in awe
not for anything but their wealth
and the fact that thay may be dangerous
a strike with their mouth can rip off an arm

but ostriches are not clever animals
their eyes are bigger than their brain
they put their head in large houses their cubby hole
behind closed doors and gigantic wallls
walking guards and menancing dogs
they think they are hidden from us
they think no one sees them
as they put their head in the sand
leaving their torso decollete for us to view

hamid kareem

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