Limitations

by Gary Beck / April 4th, 2021

A new year
in besieged America,
enemies without and within
conflicting
on a tiny planet
with brutal indifference
for varied life forms
struggling for survival
in deadly competition,
while only humans
have the capacity
to preserve existence,
instead squandering the future
in meaningless squabbles.

Gary Beck has spent most of his adult life as a theater director and worked as an art dealer when he couldn't earn a living in the theater. He has also been a tennis pro, a ditch digger and a salvage diver. His original plays and translations of Moliere, Aristophanes and Sophocles have been produced Off Broadway. His poetry, fiction and essays have appeared in hundreds of literary magazines and his published books include 40 poetry collections, 16 novels, 4 short story collections, 2 collection of essays and 8 books of plays. Gary lives in New York City. Read other articles by Gary.

This article was posted on Sunday, April 4th, 2021 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.