RIC S. BASTASA - CORRUPTION.....

the way we love our dogs
makes me think about how corruption can thrive
in this poor third world country as ours

we like them fat and good looking
shiny noses and big feet and we like their
barks to be fierce and respectful
and so we feed them well
take a walk with them on early mornings and
late afternoons
and we let them inside the house and put them
on their own dog-houses

hence they all remain loyal to a pampering master
siding with them whether they are right or wrong
(they do not know anymore how to discern right from wrong
i think)
and whatever happens
the master is always right
like the way it keeps the bones and the steaks
in the closet

mind you, you haven't heard of a well-fed dog
barking against their masters.

RIC S. BASTASA

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/corruption-54/