I now live in an alien land.
My country has changed
from a caring, compassionate society
to one whose people feed off each other
like piranhas in an ever shrinking pool.
Take heed - don't wade in.
If the piranhas don't get you,
the mire around them will.
jerry hughes
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-mire-1996-2007/