The Report

[Tiger the Lion]

The Report

in compromised light
pointing fingers
look like cocked pistols

is prudence meant 
to wait for dawn?

[Mark A Becker]

Hey Paul- suggestions, below:

The Report

in compromised light hmm?? "compromised" just doesn't seem like the right word. Why not simply  "in darkness"?
pointing fingers
look like cocked pistols

is prudence meant I think you need a stronger ending.  The enjambment on "meant" isn't working for me. I think that "meant" is not adding anything here.
to wait for dawn?

I have a feel for what yer going for, but this short one needs more punch- "pointing fingers/cocked pistols" provides the necessary kernel.

Thanks for showing up,
Mark

[Magpie]

This makes sense for British Politics at the moment with a certain 'report' published recently.

I'm sure it was intended

[Tiger the Lion]

While I was fairly pleased with this upon posting, the ambiguity is too much. 
Thank you to both Marks for reading and commenting.
I'll have a look at narrowing this.

Without explicating too much I'll say that "compromised" is a problem. On the one hand it is the perfect word, but on the other, it confuses the poem by adding a dimension I can't properly address in such a short piece. I may have even made the same mistake with the title... another layer not fully explained. All good lessons. It's always a challenge for me to pack big ideas into tiny packages.