That Gesture Dear to Certain Sympathies

Colin James

Source: https://www.thepost.co.ls/insight/political-patronage/

                               Two words to the right,

                               three words to the left

                               and inclinations click open.

                               Morality stretched

                               to its limit is a more reliable

                               swag and can be carried

                               efficiently on horseback,

                               thrown over a shoulder

                               even roped within

                               pathological corrals.

                               Can't tame the big

                               ones soon enough.