“how can this be?”

by Paul Cech / January 5th, 2020

facts—science—rational thought
“how can this be?”
“how can this be—not?”

evolution—global pollution—warming of the sphere
“how can this be?”
“how can this be—oh, dear?”

hunger—illness—endless warfare
“how can this be?”
“how can this be?!”

“apathy, denial, head in the sand,
these are the qualities modern leaders demand—
ill-informed facts—science denial – irrational thought

“how can this be?”
“how can this be—not?”

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, January 5th, 2020 at 8:01am and is filed under Poetry.