Remembering W. B. Yeats and "The Second Coming".
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Dulled
and lulled by lying leaders and platitudes
Numbing
us all and clouding our thoughts with
Monotonous
tired clichés and trivial drivel
When
mediocrity ascends, something worse is sure to follow
Decency
and reason are soon cast aside
Deceit,
blame, anger and hate are unleashed
And
together they rage across the land
Distorted
vision darkens souls with resentment
And
a stand for truth draws wrath from the believers of lies
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4 comments:
I think that has to be my favourite poem ever.
So evocative.
KanaW,
Thank you so much. I rarely write poems. When I do, they just spontaneously emerge from some inspiration or agitation. I think it reaches into how so many of us feel, and how we view these times of peril to truth, democracy and our Constitutional republic.
It is painful to witness corporate personhood unleashed, and the corruption and destruction the ravaging powers of wealth have inflicted on our laws, land, air, water, and people.
It is horrifying to see that corrupt power of wealth requires, and enlists, support from the worst crooked businessmen, racists, white nationalists, religious hypocrites, and every other person indoctrinated by the FOX/Trump cult.
Well the good news is that Pelosi won't be speaker after 2020 so the lies and hate should abate somewhat. Good poem though. It captures the rage, anger, and lies of the left perfectly. :)
Mike,
You have inspired me. Thank you.
http://www.davedubya.com/2019/12/pondering-poetry-critics-symposium.html
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