(Inspired by this article and far too many similar ones in my lifetime.)
Let loose the vultures
To feast on Hockey Culture
Every player that speaks up
Adds luster to your shiny Cup
Let loose the vultures
To gouge souls of torturers
As they gouged innocence
Without shame or repentance
Let loose the vultures
To circle high above enablers
Lingering on the updraft
Til the Boards are understaffed
Let loose the vultures
To rid "Our Game" of its ulcers
O Canada, is this your culture?
Then, please, let loose the vultures.
Let loose the vultures
Onto those who want one colour
Pick the white meat from their bones
Remove the jewels from their thrones
Let loose the vultures
Onto the sculptors, the constructors
To send scaffolds crashing down
"The way it's done." drummed out of town
Let loose the vultures
1972 and holy grails vulgar
O Canada, is this your culture?
Then, please, bench clear the vultures.
- Luc Normand
•• "Hockey Canada" Toxic Warning Label Cartoon by Ingrid Rice (permission pending).