Their Power To Steal



The charlatans bankrupted
his checking account,
but his love was not overdrawn

Each check that he wrote,
each choice that he made,
trading ingots for righting a wrong

With credit denied
and spirit affirmed,
he continued to endorse what was real

Until bankers and lawyers
destroyed with one stroke,
his wishes—their power to steal

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2017)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on March 22, 2017

Modified by KurtPhilipBehm on August 15, 2019

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Kurt Philip Behm

Longtime writer with twelve books in publication. Three of them Poetry. : The Death Of The Playground : The Sword Of Ichiban : Searching For Crazy Horse : Darkening Sun : An Anthology Of Perception-Vol's 1 & 2 : After Midnight : Sammy And Bumpers : The Fall City Mandate : Revenge Along The War Trail : Death from The Sky more…

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  • dougb.72572
    A just assessment of those men behind their desks sitting on their rotund rumps and adding little of value. Oh and yes, I used to be a lawyer 1976-1987.
    LikeReply1 year ago

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