A COWBOY

A cowboy herded the old
bulls and said to the world:
if you aren't with me
you're my enemy

they cowered
even the wolves
the elephants, the tigers
and the poodles being poodles

they followed him too

the cowboy had money
the cowboy had power
he'd hound those who

agreed not with him


alas! he had no brains
and now he's lonely
except his loyal poodle


that loves him. Will
always love him
for his own survival.

(via sulekha)