founding fathers’ legacy…

democracy’s wall
that seemed impenetrable
under its own weight 
has begun to fall apart
its divided foundation
cannot support what’s been built

 

 

negligible difference…

a broken down
old man
just
a bag
of
bones
but
he’s
the
intended result
of
systemic injustice
in
an apartheid
or
caste system society
a government society
with
or
without
the label
democracy
anyway
such labels
merely conceal
the oppressor’s
identity
behind
some flag draped
excuse
for
the oppression
in reality
the only thing
that matters
is
that in the end
of
the social processing
you end up with
a broken down
old man
just
a bag
of
bones
who’s preoccupied
with
survival
and
is unable
to do
anything else

pulling together…

when the winds died down
sailors who manned the ship’s sails 
during the night’s storm
now rest alone on calm seas
forgetting how they survived

autofocus…

you’re quite
dependent
on
the system
but
adjustments
must be made
for
i’ve been standing
right
in front of you
for some time
but
you keep calling
those behind me
you seem to
be aware
of me
assuring me
that my turn
should be next
but you
continue to ignore
my needs
addressing
defending
those further back
in the line
perhaps
you should
step back
and
switch to
the
manual
focus mode
so you can
regain
your historical
perspective
and
not depend on
preprogrammed
procedures
for as
a nation
you should know
democracy
depends on
focusing
on
the real
subject

 

 

kiss from the devil…

with the same
sincerity
as
oscar brown’s
signifyin’ monkey
republicans
said
we should
move on
in
the spirit
of
national unity
as well as
kiss
and
make up
forgetting
the insurrection
and
those
national terrorists
who
were emboldened
to
storm the castle
of
democracy
by
the white house wizard
dolos
and
his political apprentices
who together
created
a copy
lady liberty
but
one could say
they ran out of clay
well
votes really
but that’s not the point
for now
all
should be forgotten
and
no doubt
their next proposal
will be
we should
drink the kool-aid

 

democracy’s tide…

take as fair warning
although the tide’s in right now
rocks remain below
perils for the ship of state
awaiting one more low tide

 

the time machine…

Reynold Brown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

most americas
have been living like elois
so unaware that
beneath democracy’s soil
morlocks are feasting on them

 

never eat a mushroom unless you can positively identify it…

i got
aunt bea
a new iphone
so
we could
do
a little facetime
while
we’re confined
to
our respective
homes
we were
reminiscing
about
my inability
as
a youth
to
distinguish mushrooms
that
were edible
from
those
that were
poisonous
i suppose
it’s
a bit
like
picking
the right president
aunt bea
said
sometimes
we can’t choose
for
ourselves
and
every now
and
then
that can be
a good thing
but
we must always
be
observant
and
actively engaged
just
in case
those who
chose
for
us
made
a serious
mistake

 

diaspora…

your ancestor’s dreams
are buried in unmarked graves
along with their gods

circles…

the brown bag prophet
said
i understand
that
a benevolent dictatorship
is the best
form of government
no red tape
things are said
and then
done
but
such leaders
are soon
contaminated
by power
so
benevolence
is lost
i’ve also heard
that communism
in its
purest form
isn’t really
all that bad
but
the leaders
soon prefer
caviar over borsch
so
once again
power contaminates
and
community
is lost
oh
of course
there’s our
democracy
champion
of the free world
willing to send
our children
into corporate battle
so our leaders
can have
caviar
instead
of oatmeal
borsch
oh
seems like
power
has
once again
contaminated things
so
now
freedom
is
lost