There Is Nothing Like A Fresh Face Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

There is nothing like a fresh face,
Appearing innocently on the scene...
To practice one's manipulation.
Since others who have been around,
And for quite some time to have been berated...
To reveal a healing from being character assassinated,
Aren't as easy to persuade to follow those incompetent...
Claiming to have influence 'if' one obeys their rules.
With a choosing to do things their way.
And not offend them with independent thinking.