Wild Geese

Wild geese causing a ruckus
honking as if scared
as if because they cannot scream
they fly flapping fast and hard
with angels' view
seeing more than mortal men
consigned to walk the earth
nervous geese
as though they have seen behind closed doors
heard unspeakable things
witnessed compromises
from both sides of the aisle
integrity disintegrating
profits before conscience
lives mean nothing
someone else's sons and daughters
geese flying with a wild look in their eye
as if knowing politics is a game
to be played and won
winning at all cost
there is big money to be made
and profit is the name of the game
that lines their silk pockets
Wild geese flying in a V-formation
as if military aircraft performing
a pass and review
wild geese honking
as if naming names
ready to tell what they know
and suffer the consequences
to bear witness to all
and have their names placed on a list
to be watched and dealt with
a problem to be eliminated
like geese during hunting season
they have spoken the dirty truth
see how long they live now
watch as they die
one by one
under suspicious circumstances
funny how accidents happen
especially to those that know the truth
wild geese fly over me honking
they circle my pond and fly away
their haunting honks far in the distance
echoing in my mind
like a conspiracy theory