Their kids grow up
To do horrible things
Because that’s what
They saw the most important
People in their lives do,
There was never going to be
Another outcome,
Neuroses easily transmitted
Through a strict diet
Of authoritarianism
Passed off as love.
A wave of discontent
Razes all traces of
Normalcy and leaves a
Gaping void that some
Charlatan eagerly steps
Into, promising to
Return everything to
Some mythic stasis,
Where everything was okay
And everyone knew
His place, a land of
Promise for a few.
They look up to him
As some kind of sage and
He’s more than happy
To use their adulation
As an excuse to
Behave reprehensibly,
Swollen with self-importance,
Believing his own hype,
A rubbish-filled fraud
Strutting around on a stage
Looking for his next victim.
Nothing can
Stop their agenda,
Broken people
Trying to feel
More secure in
A world made
Dangerous by them.
Self-fulfilling prophecy.
Duplicity,
Incompetence,
Cowardice.
Their family was forced
To flee to unfamiliar
Shores where they would
Work hard to become successful.
A small shop became an
International enterprise
Extending back to the
Land of their birth.
They sit around the table
Discussing ways to deny the
Same opportunity to others
Facing similar circumstances.
They wistfully summon
Memories of the old country,
Of simpler times and
Time-honored customs.
The broken
Following
The broken.
The hurt
Venerating
The hurt.
The damaged
Exalting
The damaged.
After a brief
Interaction online,
She presumes
He likes her
And sends a message
To that effect,
Something she does regularly,
Convinced she is
The object of
Everyone’s desire,
Aphrodite incarnate,
Gift to all who seek beauty,
A bloated sense of self
Masking her frailty.
Dangerous belief systems
Built on hatred of
Some other group,
Steeped in abuse,
Minds forced shut,
Self-described victims
Victimizing others,
No room for negotiation,
All or nothing,
Complete annihilation.
One-way conversation,
Let me tell you how it is,
Your opinion doesn’t matter,
My word is the law,
I’m talking now,
You don’t have a say,
Keep it to yourself,
If you don’t like the rules, leave,
I’m the boss here,
You listen to me.
One person talking,
The other not there.
