Tip of the iceberg
People often say referring
To the apparent issues at hand
Yet seldom do they care
What actually lies
Beneath the tip
How big
How deep
How dark
As long as the tip is
Shiny and glorious or
Just not causing much problem
Afraid to look under
Afraid to expose
Afraid to fix
What lies beneath the tip
In case there is something
That needs actual fixing
Not because they don't want to
Not because they don't agree
Not because there is no resource
But because it requires work
It requires courage
It requires making tough decisions
So the tip just floats along
Hiding the big ugly
Underneath
And when the tip is apparently
Bad to the naked eye
All that underneath holding it up
Suddenly becomes good
