Frustrated beyond words.
The dysfunction is far reaching,
And I cannot influence change.
Complacency has rooted deep in the system,
Ignore the problem 'til it rears its ugly face,
Cure the symptom to no end - the heart is rotting and will stop beating,
Those who see this don't endure,
They warn, advocate for change - retrospect: futile efforts wasted.
There truly is no hope,
The strategy will never align with the mission - with the vision never to be achieved.
Wasting resources to gain resources will never balance - the wounds are deep for those who bled and died for the cause.
Failure is eminent - why does it take so long to admit failure?
It's no small matter, lives are at stake - but the dollar means more than the grief-stricken lives damaged and violated.