It Is Right

It is right that there

Be such high standards

For achievement, when

The homeless and the

Indigent receive

So much attention

For the mere fact that

They exist. They don’t

Have to attain the

Heights of achievement.

All they have to do

Is not die. Their skin

Is their currency.

Their body is their

Form of payment for

The billions spent on

Their behalf. There is

No need to start firms,

We’ll grant you alms and

Cover all of your

Costs. That old adage

About the fish for

A lifetime somehow

Does not apply, now.

Some call it “God’s Plan.”

And neither exists.

In this age, the more

That you give signals

Your virtue. This is

All alleged. The

Virtue is in the

Making, not in the

Offering. Keep the

Standards high in all

Realms. From medicine

To law to the arts

To business. That’s real.

Let altruism

Die, finally and

Let reign the era

Of productiveness.