Effective Exceptions Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

There are some who are picked,
To do what they please.
And as they wish.
With little regard of others' detriment.
Or who pays the price,
Sacrificing their lives being victimized.
As others are solicited to criminalize,
Anyone to undermine...
Exposing a mind found to be wise.
.
While those given effective exceptions,
Are appointed to positions to restrict and limit...
The ones who have proven they are qualified,
AND competent.
Since being qualified AND competent today,
Has yet to be accepted as an expectation.
But more of a threat that upsets the status quo.
A status quo that slowly flows,
Into an abyss of intellectual and moral depths.