can this be the new normal
that now lying to oneself
is simply the only way
to function at all
never mind to thrive
in a society where the grift
has become blood sport

just the beginning
don’t you suppose
of a long and painful reckoning
those damnable chickens
really did come home
and they’ve shat all over
this rotted old roost

seems simply for sanity sake
we all will eventually need a taste
foul as it is
but what else will do
what do we have really
to even begin to try and dilute
such bitterness

existential dread
a fine zeitgeist indeed
but why the hell not
tell me won’t you
please please persuade me
is there anyone out there
speaking of hope this time

Peace/Love/Vote

m(-_-)m