“the Consensus”
(c)2010 Bob Atkinson
there were not words spoken
while the fire crackled and spat
the men of hard decisions
upon their blankets sat
it was a council of the brave
the warriors who had won
the right to be there
by their deft use of their guns
which way was the band to go
was the question they were asked
each was to say his own part
and give nod to what would pass
now, each had in his mind
all his personal objectives
not those of the group
or the needs of relatives
so when the spoken word came out
it was not for the group's good
it was the selfish nature of
each man as he stood
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