*ring* *ring* (A Facetime call)
Mom: "Hey hun, what's up? "
Me: "Well, let's see..
"We have an armed law enforcement that's scared of the civilians they police.
One political party so corrupt it's no longer interested in serving the people.
Half the population ignores the one real power mankind has - science.
Hackers shutting down pipelines, schools, hospitals and companies.
News networks that are allowed to just make up lies as "news".
Half the population that's determined to be uninformed.
Social media is destroying the minds of our children.
A political party that encourages its followers to die.
A world that's quickly poisoning itself to extinction.
Religions that endorse obvious liars and guns.
Foreign enemies manipulating our elections.
An economy that depends on our self doubt.
A supply system on the verge of collapse.
A party encouraging resurgent racism.
A badly neglected infrastructure.
A near endless pandemic
And a rape culture."
Mom: *after a moment of silence*
"Have you been reading the news again? You KNOW you tend to obsess."
Reading the news is oft like this, constantly a horror never a bliss. Trutfully said and worded.5 Stars fullest. The news on TV is like this either. Gorgeous poem, the start with the lines with Mum is amazing!
Excellent and quite complete resume of our present horrible times, .bravely and very truthfully said
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
The truth in verses. Well done