An Honourable Exit They said it was an act of spite – The pretty ex-piranhas And the kids who benefited From his loot and now Would have an even greater slice To share – Or hate But at the funeral When they had drenched My lips with crocodile tears I thought that it was right For him to sacrifice a living death And save his skin By taking what was left Before too late ________________________________________________________________________ Emanuel E. García, A Deeper Symmetry, 2014 |