Flourishing Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Perpetuating,
The continuing escalation...
Of self inflicted weaknesses.
Done with a flourishing diminished,
Encouragement.
That intentionally demeans,
Those efforts to endeavor...
By family members, friends and neighbors.
Can only be seeds,
Planted to grow and leave...
Conflicts, division meant hoping to start.
From the top of power seekers.
To the bottom of a ladder.
Supported by those wealthy.
And others secretly among the elite.
Behind the scenes pulling puppet strings.
Believing themselves untouchable.
Out of reach.
Of an eruption that creates,
Their own destruction.

Proving...
Little difference,
Does acquiring to obtain wealth makes.
Never has it been known to show,
It takes elevated intelligence.
Or common sense with competence,
In abundance to possess.

Yet...
More it is that achieved ignorance,
Permits and allows...
Destruction at its best.
When instructed by the ones,
With image flourishing to give it.
Revealing their selfish thoughtlessness.
And an empty mindset treasured to value!
To nourish a flourishing stupidity.