s.n.a.f.u. (or anticipated expectations are often a let down)

by Paul Cech / September 1st, 2019

ignorance of history
doomed
ignorance of the effects of
space
place
and situation
doom cubed

left
right
via media
seems like the actors are well rehearsed and
their fixed pattern fits well

tick-tock clockwork characters
promise changes…
send thoughts and prayers…
reduce taxes…
increase taxes…
while lives tumble
while infrastructures crumble
ignorance prevails—
situation normal all fouled-up

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.

This article was posted on Sunday, September 1st, 2019 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.