Leaders or Dealers

~

thinking the battle over soon

they circle greedily overhead 

a select bunch of ravenous

pinstriped vultures

one thing only in mind 

to carve themselves a slice 

of cake already half-eaten,

to some they are leaders 

to others dealers, to all

the letters are the same,

each blow on clenched 

fists and hope to roll a six, 

the prize a slice of Ukraine 

two men have eyes on a

different prize, that one fool

thinks he’s already won 

*

© Graham R Sherwood 08/25