One outrage after
Another.
No limit to their
Depravity.
Reveling in
Cruelty.
Decency
Upended.
Self-interest
Supreme.
Not a second thought
About the suffering.
The regime issues
Carefully crafted lies,
Methodically shaping
The narrative,
Mocking any dissent,
Labeling the truth unreliable.
To the uninitiated,
Or those who have an
Inclination toward
Absolutism, it all
Seems perfectly normal,
Justified, righteous,
Comfortably rigid,
A strongman lying,
Creating an unreal reality
To circumvent the rule of law.
It’s a symbol of
Our history which,
Although we don’t
Say it out loud,
Is really based on
Fighting for the right
To enslave human beings
To make more money,
A fair arrangement,
In our dead hearts.
She’s never known
Anything but the
Opulent wealth amassed
Through the bilking of
Thousands who only
Wanted an opportunity
And met the wrong people
When they were most
Vulnerable.
To cover up for the
Family’s wrongdoings,
She sanctimoniously
Pretends to care about
The less fortunate
While taking away
Everything they’ve got.
She learned well.
At the point that
You’ve got a group of
People refusing to
Fund education for children,
Gloating about it
Without a hint of shame,
You realize that the
Situation is more dire
Than one might have imagined,
That people can lose the
Part of them that
Cares for others and
Values the common good.
The easiest task imaginable,
Denounce hatred and violence.
He sees things through a filter
Of pain, detachment, habit, privilege.
His father’s voice reverberating
In his head, muttering atrocities.
There will be no healing today,
Nor perhaps ever.
On sordid display, a flailing child,
Tantrum in full progress.
People of conscience
Rising to fill the void.
