Leader of the Tribe
He's the leader of the tribe
An elder, wise and true
Blessed, perhaps, with fortune
To live so long
But he knows right from wrong
And does his best for me and you
He's the leader of the tribe,
A hero, brave and bold
Blessed with learned insight
The enemy saw
Brought us through war
With deeds and words of gold
He's the smarmy baby-face
With ego bold and brash
Over-blessed with fortune
A snooty kid
Now making his bid
To get the rich more cash
We get the leaders we deserve
Our history simply shows it
Those who fight for what is right
And those who don't and bloody know it
Harry O'Neill
Sun 18th Aug 2013 13:02
This needs a wider space between stanzas two and three.
I agree: an `ego` can`t get much brasher than to change the historical institution of marriage withiut hardly any reference to anyone at all except himself.