Wednesday, May 10, 2023

off the top

there's another article
in the paper
about the mayor's assistant 
skimming money
off the top of construction
contracts.
despite his low salary,
he owns three houses,
two Mercedes and takes
regular trips to 
the south of France.
and yet no one seems
to notice.
i feel like i've read this
same story a thousand
times over the last fifty
years.
it's the same tale with
different characters.
temptation is a beast
when no one is watching
the till.

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