the
planet’s overheating
weather’s getting mean
government’s coming
to take your rights
your jobs and
gasoline
political correctness
random acts of
violence
no honor or integrity
no place to think
in
silence
caravans at the border
guns are in the
street
even the highest court
proceeds dishonestly
And in other news,
Vlad was glad
he trumped
the distracted world
and had democracy
on the ropes
gasping
in round one
of Armageddon
practice…
the church
misplaced its compass
looking up to
dollars
and down on charity
lost and vulnerable
straying
from the light
of Jesus
round two is
almost over
as he slaughters civilians
like diseased
cattle
in the name of power
and glory
with the
threat of
nevermore
but this time
we’re paying
attention
…they don’t look
like scary Arabs… O:
they look and dress
and act like us
who’s going to
win round three?
are Vlad’s hateful seeds
still
growing in our bellies
like an untreated cancer?
or do we fulfill our destiny?Pella, Iowa
'22 |
