like a fox devouring a forbidden
chicken,
you’ve been out massacring
yr. own people again.
there’s another blood stain on
yr. tie.
in a different tradition
you wld. have committed
hara-kiri
or have gone dwn. with yr. ship
long ago.
you self-serving incompentent!
when you step in shit
clean it off yr. own
boots.
there wuz a time,
they’d hang a man
for stealing another man’s
horse.
learn some humility,
apologize to yr. army
whn. you’ve lost a battle;
go out & pray on yr. knees
in the snow.
don’t give yr.self
so much credit––
anyone could figure out how
to use a sharpened axe
with the advice of the legal dept.
& the handhold of human
resources.
above all,
don’t vomit all over yr.
lack of character
by accepting big rewards
for yr. cupidity.
if you want to be chief––
share the better-or-worse
with the whole tribe.
if you want to be a bread-winner––
go out & make some dough.
if you want to keep the trophy––
bring home a victory.
whn. a true leader fails to hit
the target––
he doesn’t break the bow
in half
& curse the arrows––
he looks inside
himself.