eagle ego

he keeps his eyes above our heads
speaks at us not to us
spits on us
whilst salvaging his saliva
that rolls all day on his hypocritical tongue.
it must be tired; exhausted
like his ghost.
his ghost must be ashamed of the brain and the flesh in which it remains,
ashamed of the skin in which its contained.

does he just live up to his family name?
or is it his own roll of the dice that moves him on through his game?
its hard to respect a man who neglects the very people that genuflect at his feet.
        at his feat.

he claims to walk in the steps of the man with the name
but it seems with each step he aims to creep closer and closer to fame.
and that would be fine if he didn’t claim otherwise.