devolution

a downward spiral has created a whirlwind
stripping away the surface and exposing
the remnants of
old times ne’er forgotten

could devolution be the cause…

once kindly uncle sam
gave abundant support to people who were facing
depression
war
atomic and nuclear threats
starvation
and segregated everything

devolution could return us to times of superiority for some
inferiority for others

god’s good graces were flowing
as the fate of dred scott was determined
as fort sumter was attacked
as jim crow grew…

alarms began to sound
but they were heard by too few

the federalists were right

“if all men were angels…”

a downward spiral has created a whirlwind
could devolution be the cause…

Paul Cech has been writing poetry since 1970. Several of his poems have been published as Saturday Poems in the Pittsburgh- Post Gazette and the Thomas Merton Center of Pittsburgh has published several of his poems in NewPeople. Read other articles by Paul.