(the) ...Power Of Delusion/King Of Fraud Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

How powerful is delusion?
And its acceptance as a way of life?
Disputed is the truth and reality,
Of the presence of a virus.
That has effectively killed,
Millions of lives Worldwide.
This pandemic is called covid-19.
There are many suffering from it,
In hospitals disbelieving they are victims.
As protesters refuse,
To social distance themselves.
Kept to protect others with a mask to wear.
This they declare offends their civil rights.
And entitlements to do as they please.

How powerful is delusion?
People have become addicted,
To celebrate 'fictitious' holidays.
From dressing up like monsters,
More for treats than for tricks.
Thanksgiving Day without a murdered turkey,
Laid out on a table.
Worshipped as a 'sacrificial martyr'...
Delights and excites children of all ages.
And...
If Santa Claus was publicly announced,
Never to have existed at all.
Like most holidays with one exception.
Martin Luther King Jr.
A Black man who gave his own life,
To end the 'reality' of racial inequities.
This truth to know it as is,
Can historically be believed.

However...
Delusion to a society based upon,
Deception.
Dishonesty to market everything possible.
From talking animated animals.
To smiling lieing politicians promising,
Whatever it is to get elected.
Delusion as it is...
From podiums to pulpits preached,
Has been much more powerful...
Than truth to refuse its existence.
And honesty to kill by fraud,
Diseasing all there is...
By one currently sitting making decisions,
Elected and applauded to be...
The 'Chosen One' of lies and King,
Of all that frauds.