THE TOXIC AVENGERS

A short, ironic, and rather angry poem I wrote today...

THE TOXIC AVENGERS

All hail -

The toxic avengers

Storming the citadel

On red-topped chargers

All praise -

The toxic avengers

Bullying tactics

Intimidating children

All hail -

The toxic avengers

Destroying reputations

Citing human rights

All praise -

The toxic avengers

Setting back fund-raising

In austere times

All hail –

The toxic avengers

For never admitting

They’re an ill-informed mob

All praise –

These toxic revengers

Reckoning they know better

Simply just because

All hail –

The people on the inside

Making tough decisions

In a difficult job

All praise –

Those doctors and nurses

For carrying on regardless

Because they must

MAWH, Apr 2018