Veni vidi vici,
so, was it Heyerdahl
snug on the great Kontiki
who then denied it all?
They spotted in their travels
imperfect specimens
when DNA unravels
incrimination wins.
Yet those of us who slither
unnoticed into grief
we are condemned to dither
suspend our own belief.
The climber was ignored
and left in snow to die
while human beings scored
so close to God's own sky
much glory for their name
as few have what it takes
to overcome the shame
prioritizing stakes
Humanity has lost
its heart up in the ice
one sees not what the cost
and plays this game of dice.

Herbert Nehrlich

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/is-it-a-shame/